coelophysis

coelophysis
noun
one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic
Hypernyms: ↑ceratosaur, ↑ceratosaurus
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Ceratosaurus

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\\sēˈlōfəzə̇s, -läf-, -sə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from coel- + Greek physis nature, appearance — more at physic
: a genus of small primitive carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs (suborder Theropoda) of the Upper Triassic of No. America

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  • genus Coelophysis — noun late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑suborder Ceratosaura …   Useful english dictionary

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