allosaur

[ al-uh-sawr ]

noun

1. a carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus ), from the late Jurassic Period of North America, that was about 30 feet (9 meters) long.

allosaur

/ ˌæləˈsɔːrəs; ˈæləˌsɔː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of allosaur¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of allosaur¹

C19: from allo- + -saur

Example Sentences

The narrator then explains that the discovery has changed the course of the excavation, delivering a "resurgence of hope" that rallies the diggers to find the allosaur's skull.

From Salon

As for Answers in Genesis, Taylor said, they should have made a film using his footage for their allosaur display, to tell the real story of its excavation.

From The New Yorker

The narrator concludes: "The search for the allosaur is over, but God has answered their prayers and given them yet another devastating evidence for rapid burial, recent deposition and the Biblical Flood Model."

From Salon

The allosaur eventually found its way to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, which is owned by Answers in Genesis.

From Salon

“They say, ‘Well, we found the allosaur with some plants and some wood next to it,’ ” the paleontologist Kirk Johnson said, when I asked him about the claims in the press release.

From The New Yorker