单词 | spinosaurus |
释义 | Spinosaurusn. Palaeontology. A genus of large bipedal carnivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period, characterized by long dorsal spines and an elongated snout; (also spinosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus. ΚΠ 1922 Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 72 14 9 That extraordinary Spinosaurus from the Upper Cretaceous of Baharich Oasis, Egypt. 1979 Evolution 33 987/1 The dorsal sails of the Cretaceous dinosaurs Ouranosaurus and Spinosaurus..could be heat-loss convectors. 2001 P. Mollerup Collapsible ii. 77 (caption) Two thin wooden plates with pre-cut push-out parts assemble into an authentically scary spinosaurus skeleton. 2011 T. Jackson Dangerous Dinosaurs 22 It was a monster, but experts think that Spinosaurus just liked to pick on small animals. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922 |
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