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megalosaur definition

megalo·saur (meg′ə lō sôr′, -lə-)

noun

any of a genus (Megalosaurus) of huge, flesh-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period

Etymology: < ModL megalosaurus: see megalo- & -saurus

Related Forms:

  • megalosaurian meg′alo·sau′·rian (-sôr′ē ən) adjective, noun

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