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单词 spinosaurus
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Spinosaurusn.

Brit. /ˌspʌɪnəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌspaɪnəˈsɔrəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Spinosaurus.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Spinosaurus (E. Stromer 1915, in Abhandl. der Kο̈nigl. Bayerischen Akad. der Wissensch. Math.-physikalische Klasse 28 No. 3. 28) < spino- spino- comb. form + -saurus -saurus comb. form.
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.
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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).
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