allosaurus

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English

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A rendering of a dinosaur
A rendering of Allosaurus fragilis

Etymology

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

Noun

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allosaurus (plural allosauri or allosauruses)

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

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