- genus Megalosaurus
- nountype genus of the Megalosauridae• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Megalosauridae, ↑family Megalosauridae• Member Meronyms: ↑megalosaur, ↑megalosaurus
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genus Megalosaurus
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Megalosaurus — Filozoa Megalosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 166 Ma … Wikipedia
megalosaurus — n. a large flesh eating dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, with stout hind legs and small forelimbs. Etymology: MEGALO + Gk sauros lizard … Useful english dictionary
Megalosaurus — ▪ dinosaur carnivorous dinosaur and the subject of the first scientific description of a dinosaur ever published. Known from fossils of the Middle Jurassic Period (180 million to 160 million years ago) in Britain, it was described by… … Universalium
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Dapuka Group — Type Geological formation The Dapuka Group is a geological formation in Asia. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.[1] Vertebrate fauna Dinosaurs of the Dapuk … Wikipedia
megalosaur — megalosaurian, adj., n. /meg euh leuh sawr /, n. any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. [1835 45; < NL Megalosaurus. See MEGALO , SAUR] * * * … Universalium
megalosaur — meg•a•lo•saur [[t]ˈmɛg ə ləˌsɔr[/t]] n. pal any huge carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL Megalosaurus. See megalo , saur … From formal English to slang
megalosaur — /ˈmɛgələsɔ/ (say meguhluhsaw) noun any of the gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs that constitute the extinct genus Megalosaurus. {New Latin megalosaurus} –megalosaurian /mɛgələˈsɔriən/ (say meguhluh sawreeuhn), adjective, noun …
