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al·lo·saur

(ăl′ə-sôr′)

[New Latin Allosaurus, genus name; see allosaurus.]

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allosaur

(ˈæləˌsɔː) or

allosaurus

(Palaeontology) any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)

[C19: from allo- + -saur]

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al•lo•saur

(ˈæl əˌsɔr)

n.

any carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), from the late Jurassic Period of North America.

[< New Latin Allosaurus (1877). See allo-, -saur]

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Noun

allosaur - late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus

allosaurus

bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur - any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs

genus Allosaurus, genus Antrodemus - carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic

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