tyrannosaur

/təˌrænəˈsɔər/
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Other forms: tyrannosaurs

Definitions of tyrannosaur
  1. noun
    large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
    synonyms: Tyrannosaurus rex, tyrannosaurus
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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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