al|lo|sau|rus

al|lo|sau|rus
al|lo|sau|rus or Al|lo|sau|rus «AL uh SR uhs», noun.
a carnivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic period, fossil remains of which have been found in North America, often attaining to a length of over 30 feet and a height of 15 feet.
[< New Latin Allosaurus, the genus name < Greek + saûrus lizard]

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  • Lys|tro|sau|rus — «LIHS truh SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y». a small herbivorous reptile of the Triassic period whose remains were discovered in South Africa and Asia, and, recently, in Antarctica. ╂[< New Latin Lystro + Greek saûros lizard] …   Useful english dictionary

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