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allosaurus

al·lo·saur·us [ àllə sáwrəss ] (plural al·lo·saur·us·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
dinosaur: a very large carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the late Upper Jurassic period. Native to: North America.  Genus Allosaurus.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek allos "other"+ sauros "lizard"]
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