ALLOSAUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does allosaur mean? 

• ALLOSAUR (noun)
  The noun ALLOSAUR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ALLOSAUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALLOSAUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

allosaur; allosaurus

Hypernyms ("allosaur" is a kind 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)

Holonyms ("allosaur" is a member of...):

genus Allosaurus; genus Antrodemus (carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic)