megalosaur
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Megalosaur — Meg a*lo*saur , Megalosaurus Meg a*lo*sau rus, n. [NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me gas, mega lh, great + say^ros lizard: cf. F. m[ e]galosaure.] (Paleon.) A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
megalosàur — m zool. geol. veliki dvonožni gmaz iz porodice dinosaura, mesožder … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
megalosaur — megalosàur m DEFINICIJA zool. geol. veliki dvonožni gmaz iz porodice dinosaura, mesožder ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. Megalosaurus ≃ megalo + grč. saȗros: gušter … Hrvatski jezični portal
megalosaur — [meg′ə lō sôr΄, meg′ələsôr΄] n. [< ModL megalosaurus: see MEGALO & SAURUS] any of a genus (Megalosaurus) of huge, flesh eating theropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period megalosaurian [meg΄ə ləsôr′ē ən] adj., n … English World dictionary
megalosaur — megalosaurian, adj., n. /meg euh leuh sawr /, n. any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. [1835 45; < NL Megalosaurus. See MEGALO , SAUR] * * * … Universalium
megalosaur — meg·a·lo·saur … English syllables
megalosaur — meg•a•lo•saur [[t]ˈmɛg ə ləˌsɔr[/t]] n. pal any huge carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL Megalosaurus. See megalo , saur … From formal English to slang
megalosaur — /ˈmɛgələsɔ/ (say meguhluhsaw) noun any of the gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs that constitute the extinct genus Megalosaurus. {New Latin megalosaurus} –megalosaurian /mɛgələˈsɔriən/ (say meguhluh sawreeuhn), adjective, noun …
megalosaur(us) — n. huge carnivorous dinosaur. ♦ megalosaurian, ♦ megalosauroid, a … Dictionary of difficult words
megalosaur — noun gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe • Syn: ↑megalosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑theropod, ↑theropod dinosaur, ↑bird footed dinosaur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Megalosaurus … Useful english dictionary
