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Meaning of MEGALOSAUR

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 Definition: [n]  gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
 
 Synonyms: megalosaurus
 
 See Also: bird-footed dinosaur, genus Megalosaurus, theropod, theropod dinosaur

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n.
[NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. ?, ?, great + ? lizard: cf. F.
m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.)
A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have
been found in England and elsewhere.

 

 

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