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Definition of Allosaur
1. Noun. Late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus.
Generic synonyms: Bird-footed Dinosaur, Theropod, Theropod Dinosaur
Group relationships: Genus Allosaurus, Genus Antrodemus
Definition of Allosaur
1. Noun. Any of several carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily ''Allosauroidea'', from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Allosaur
1. a large dinosaur [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allosaur
Literary usage of Allosaur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1915)
"The allosaur was a most powerful ani- the skeleton, this structure affording
greater power of rapid movement. The feet were armed with long, sharp claws, ..."
2. Guidebook of the Western United States by Willis Thomas Lee, Ralph Walter Stone, Hoyt Stoddard Gale (1916)
"The accompanying picture (Pl. X, B) depicts the remnants of such a prehistoric
feast. The allosaur was a most powerful animal, and skeletons over 20 feet ..."
3. Evolution, Heredity and Eugenics by John Merle Coulter (1916)
"allosaur, 118. INDEX Alternation of generations Amphibians, 117. Amphioxus, 110.
Ant-loving plants, 48. Appetency, 26. Artificial selection, 43. ..."
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