What does "allosaur" mean?

Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods

Allosaur

Common synonyms include: aggressor, allosaurus, carnivorous dinosaur, dinosaur, predator, theropod.

noun

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Noun

1
Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
2
late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus wordnet