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Tyrannosaurus

//tɪˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.
  2. 2
    large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America wordnet

Etymology

From translingual Tyrannosaurus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

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