Phrase guide

Tyrannosaurus rex

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /taɪˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs ˈɹɛks/
  • /təˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs ˈɹɛks/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Tyrannosaurus rex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theropod, theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaur

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴龍 /暴龙 (bàolóng) — dinosaur
  • Chinese Mandarin: 霸王龍 /霸王龙 (bàwánglóng) — dinosaur
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雷克斯暴龍 /雷克斯暴龙 (léikèsī bàolóng) — dinosaur
  • Estonian: türannosaurus — dinosaur
  • Finnish: tyrannosaurus rex — dinosaur
  • French: tyrannosaure — dinosaur
  • French: Tyrannosaurus rex — dinosaur
  • German: Tyrannosaurus Rex — dinosaur
  • Japanese: ティラノサウルス (tiranosaurusu) — dinosaur
  • Japanese: チラノサウルス (chiranosaurusu) — dinosaur
  • Japanese: タイラノサウルス (tairanosaurusu) — dinosaur
  • Japanese: ティラノサウルス·レックス (tiranosaurusu-rekkusu) — dinosaur
  • Korean: 티라노사우루스 (tiranosauruseu) — dinosaur
  • Korean: 티라노사우루스 렉스 (tiranosauruseu rekseu) — dinosaur
  • Polish: tyranozaur — dinosaur
  • Portuguese: tiranossauro — dinosaur
  • Portuguese: tiranossauro-rex — dinosaur
  • Russian: тираноза́вр (tiranozávr) — dinosaur
  • Russian: тираноза́вр-рекс (tiranozávr-rɛks) — dinosaur
  • Spanish: tiranosaurio rex — dinosaur
  • Swedish: tyrannosaurus rex — dinosaur
  • Swedish: T-rex — dinosaur