allosaur

[ al-uh-sawr ]
/ ˈæl əˌsɔr /

noun

a carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), from the late Jurassic Period of North America, that was about 30 feet (9 meters) long.

Origin of allosaur

< New Latin Allosaurus (1877). See allo-, -saur

Words nearby allosaur

alloploidy, allopolyploid, allopsychic, allopurinol, allorhythmia, allosaur, allosaurus, allosome, allosteric, allosteric site, allosterism

British Dictionary definitions for allosaur

allosaur

allosaurus (ˌæləˈsɔːrəs)

/ (ˈæləˌsɔː) /

noun

any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)

Word Origin for allosaur

C19: from allo- + -saur

Scientific definitions for allosaur

allosaurus
[ ăl′ə-sôr′əs ]
allosaur (ăl′ə-sôr′)

Any of various carnivorous dinosaurs of the genus Allosaurus of the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous Periods. Allosaurs were similar to but smaller than tyrannosaurs.