What does "allosaurus" mean?

A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.

What is a synonym for "allosaurus"?

Common synonyms include: allosaur.

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
2
late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus wordnet

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other, different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).