Allosaurus

Definitions of allosaurus

noun
late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus

synonyms: allosaur

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type of:
bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur
any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs

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