Ultrasaurusn.

Brit.

/ˌʌltrəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S.

/ˌəltrəˈsɔrəs/

Forms: 1900s– Ultrasauros, 1900s– Ultrasaurus.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ultrasaurus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ultrasaurus (see note at definition) < ultra- ultra- prefix + -saurus -saurus comb. form; so called as it was considered to be the world's largest dinosaur (compare quot. 1979).

Palaeontology.

A former genus of very large dinosaurs of the late Jurassic period; (also ultrasaurus) a dinosaur of this genus; = Supersaurus n.The name Ultrasaurus was used informally by J. A. Jensen in 1979. However, the same name was published as the genus of an unrelated dinosaur in 1983, so Jensen renamed his genus Ultrasauros. The latter is itself now regarded as a junior synonym of Supersaurus.

ΚΠ

1979 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 16 July A Brigham Young University paleontologist [sc. J. A. Jensen] who ‘dreamed about finding dinosaurs as a boy’ has found what he thinks is the world's largest dinosaur—what he calls an ‘ultrasaurus’.

1991 Sci. Amer. Apr. 62/3 Brachiosaurus..may not have been the biggest dinosaur. Supersaurus and Ultrasaurus , known only by a few bones each, may have been even more impressive.

2001 D. Burnie Kingfisher Illustr. Dinosaur Encycl. 83/3 If Ultrasauros really did exist, its weight might have been well over 50 tonnes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ultrasaurus
释义	Ultrasaurusn. Brit. /ˌʌltrəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌəltrəˈsɔrəs/ Forms: 1900s– Ultrasauros, 1900s– Ultrasaurus. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ultrasaurus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ultrasaurus (see note at definition) < ultra- ultra- prefix + -saurus -saurus comb. form; so called as it was considered to be the world's largest dinosaur (compare quot. 1979). Palaeontology. A former genus of very large dinosaurs of the late Jurassic period; (also ultrasaurus) a dinosaur of this genus; = Supersaurus n.The name Ultrasaurus was used informally by J. A. Jensen in 1979. However, the same name was published as the genus of an unrelated dinosaur in 1983, so Jensen renamed his genus Ultrasauros. The latter is itself now regarded as a junior synonym of Supersaurus. ΚΠ 1979 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 16 July A Brigham Young University paleontologist [sc. J. A. Jensen] who ‘dreamed about finding dinosaurs as a boy’ has found what he thinks is the world's largest dinosaur—what he calls an ‘ultrasaurus’. 1991 Sci. Amer. Apr. 62/3 Brachiosaurus..may not have been the biggest dinosaur. Supersaurus and Ultrasaurus , known only by a few bones each, may have been even more impressive. 2001 D. Burnie Kingfisher Illustr. Dinosaur Encycl. 83/3 If Ultrasauros really did exist, its weight might have been well over 50 tonnes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979
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