- ap|a|to|sau|rus
- ap|a|to|sau|rus «AP uh toh SR uhs», noun.= brontosaurus. (Cf. ↑brontosaurus)╂[< Greek apatân to deceive + saûros lizard]
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gi|gan|to|sau|rus — «jy GAN tuh SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y». an extremely large dinosaur whose remains have been found in eastern Africa. ╂[< Greek gígās, antos giant + saûros lizard] … Useful english dictionary
ich|thy|o|sau|rus — «IHK thee uh SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y». = ichthyosaur. (Cf. ↑ichthyosaur) … Useful english dictionary
ple|si|o|sau|rus — «PLEE see uh SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y». = plesiosaur. (Cf. ↑plesiosaur) … Useful english dictionary
cer|a|to|sau|rus — «SEHR uh tuh SR uhs», noun. any one of a group of bipedal dinosaurs of the Jurassic period, about twenty feet in length, and characterized by a large skull bearing a horn. ╂[< New Latin Ceratosaurus the genus name < Greek kéras, ātos horn + … Useful english dictionary
ce|te|o|sau|rus — «SEE tee uh SR uhs», noun. a dinosaur of the Jurassic period. ╂[< Greek kêtos, k (see etym. under cetacean) (Cf. ↑cetacean) + saûros lizard] … Useful english dictionary
meg|a|lo|sau|rus — «MEHG uh loh SR uhs», noun. = megalosaur. (Cf. ↑megalosaur) … Useful english dictionary
Ti|tan|o|sau|rus — «TY tuh nuh SR uhs», noun. any one of a genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs present in the Cretaceous period, especially in South America. ╂[< New Latin Titanosaurus the genus name < Greek Tīt a Titan + saûros lizard] … Useful english dictionary
ty|ran|no|sau|rus — «tih RAN uh SR uhs, ty », noun. a huge, prehistoric, flesh eating dinosaur that live in North America and walked on its two hindlimbs. It existed in the late Cretaceous period. ╂[< New Latin Tyrannosaurus the genus name < Greek týrannos… … Useful english dictionary
bron|to|sau|rus — «BRON tuh SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y», sau|rus|es. a huge herbivorous dinosaur of all the continents during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Some kinds were as long as sixty feet and as high as fourteen feet. ╂[< New Latin… … Useful english dictionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
