megalosaurian
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megalosaurian — megalosauˈrian adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑mega … Useful english dictionary
megalosaur — megalosaurian, adj., n. /meg euh leuh sawr /, n. any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. [1835 45; < NL Megalosaurus. See MEGALO , SAUR] * * * … Universalium
megalosaur — /ˈmɛgələsɔ/ (say meguhluhsaw) noun any of the gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs that constitute the extinct genus Megalosaurus. {New Latin megalosaurus} –megalosaurian /mɛgələˈsɔriən/ (say meguhluh sawreeuhn), adjective, noun …
megalosaur(us) — n. huge carnivorous dinosaur. ♦ megalosaurian, ♦ megalosauroid, a … Dictionary of difficult words
megalosaur — [meg′ə lō sôr΄, meg′ələsôr΄] n. [< ModL megalosaurus: see MEGALO & SAURUS] any of a genus (Megalosaurus) of huge, flesh eating theropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period megalosaurian [meg΄ə ləsôr′ē ən] adj., n … English World dictionary
