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Definition of tyrannosaurus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tyrannosaurus

noun
 
/tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs/,
 
/taɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs/
 
/tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs/,
 
/taɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs/
(also tyrannosaur
 
/tɪˈrænəsɔː(r)/,
 
/taɪˈrænəsɔː(r)/
 
/tɪˈrænəsɔːr/,
 
/taɪˈrænəsɔːr/
)
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  1. a very large dinosaur that stood on two legs, had large, powerful jaws and two short front legs
    Word Originmodern Latin, from Greek turannos ‘tyrant’ + sauros ‘lizard’, on the pattern of dinosaur.
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