megalosaur in British English
(ˈmɛɡələʊˌsɔː)
noun
any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, common in Europe: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
Derived forms
megalosaurian (ˌmegaloˈsaurian) adjective, noun
Word origin
C19: from New Latin megalosaurus, from megalo- + Greek sauros lizardmegalosaur in American English
(ˈmɛgəloʊˌsɔr; ˈmɛgələˌsɔr)
noun
any of a genus (Megalosaurus) of huge, flesh-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period
Derived forms
megalosaurian (ˌmegaloˈsaurian) (ˌmɛgələˈsɔriən) adjective, noun
Word origin
< ModL megalosaurus: see megalo- & -saurusImage ofmegalosaur
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