noun
Any of various large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs of the group Carnosauria of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods, characterized by a large head and teeth and a stiff tail, and including allosaurus and giganotosaurus.
Origin of carnosaur
From New Latin Carnosauria taxon name Latin carō, carn- flesh ; see (s)ker-1 in Indo-European roots.Greek sauros, lizard