noun
Meaning 1
A carnivorous dinosaur of the family Megalosauridae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
megalosaur
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noun
Meaning 2
gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: megalosaurus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theropod, theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaur
History
Etymology
From megalo- + -saur.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: megalosaure — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family
- French: mégalosaure — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family
- German: Megalosaurier — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family
- German: Megalosaurus — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family
- Italian: megalosauro — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family
- Serbo-Croatian: мегалоса̀ур — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family
- Serbo-Croatian: megalosàur — dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family