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‖ Torosaurus Palæont.|tɒrəʊˈsɔːrəs|
[mod.L., f. stem of Gr. τορός adj. piercing, τόρος borer (f. τείρειν to pierce) + σαῦρος lizard.]
A genus of horned dinosaurs, occurring in the Laramie formation in U.S.
1891Marsh in Amer. Jrnl. Sc. XLII. 266. 1892 Ibid. XLIII. 82 The open perforations in the parietal which have suggested the name Torosaurus. 1908Daily Chron. 20 Feb. 4/6 The largest skull of any known land animal,..is the skull of a new horned dinosaur, the torosaurus, and is 8 ft. 6 in. long and 5 ft. 8 in. across. |