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ALLOSAUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
Synonyms:
allosaur; allosaurus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("allosaur" is a kind of...):
bird-footed dinosaur; theropod; theropod dinosaur (any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs)
Holonyms ("allosaur" is a member of...):
genus Allosaurus; genus Antrodemus (carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic)