dilophosaurus


di·loph·o·saur·us

D5229450 (dī′lŏf′ə-sôr′əs)n. A medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Dilophosaurus of the Jurassic Period, characterized by a pair of crests on the head.
[New Latin Dilophosaurus, genus name : Greek di-, two; see di-1 + Greek lophos, crest of a helmet + Greek sauros, lizard.]