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• the|sau|rus — «thih SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y». 1. a dictionary in which synonyms, antonyms, and other related words are classified under certain headings. 2. any dictionary, encyclopedia, or other book filled with information: »This work is one of… …   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

• 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

• steg|o|sau|rus — «STEHG uh SR uhs», noun, plural sau|ri « SR y». a large, extinct, plant eating reptile with heavy, bony armor. The stegosauri comprised a genus of ornithischian dinosaurs. ╂[< New Latin Stegosaurus the genus name < Greek stégos house, roof… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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