genus Ceratosaurus

genus Ceratosaurus
noun
primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑suborder Ceratosaura
Member Meronyms: ↑coelophysis

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