tyrannosaurus

/ tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs; tɪˈrænəˌsɔː /

noun

1. any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Tyrannosaurus, common in North America in upper Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tyrannosaurus¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek turannos tyrant + sauros lizard

Example Sentences

But in the case of U.S. v. Eric Prokopi, the Tyrannosaurus bataar has become the victim—of kidnapping.

From The Daily Beast

The most famous trail of prints has been nicknamed “Johnny Walker” by researchers and was made by a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex.

From The Daily Beast

Shuffling around the ring he has the footwork of a tyrannosaurus.

From The Daily Beast

The buried lede in this intriguing story on how Tyrannosaurus Rex consumed its legendary prey?

From The Daily Beast

At a distance the huge beast had looked like a nightmare combination of large alligator and small tyrannosaurus.

From Project Gutenberg

The head of something like a Tyrannosaurus Rex peered over the wall at them.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Tyrannosaurus group when completed will appear a fourth skeleton of the Trachodon.

From Project Gutenberg

"The best part, of course, was the actual hunting of the tyrannosaurus," said Astro.

From Project Gutenberg

They range from small slender animals up to the gigantic Tyrannosaurus equalling the modern elephant in bulk.

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