Definition of Allosaur

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

Exact synonyms: Allosaurus
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

allopregnane
allopregnanolone
allopsychic
allopurinol
allopurinols
allopyranose
allopyranoside
allopyranosides
alloquies
alloquy
alloreactive
alloreactivities
alloreactivity
allorhythmia
allorhythmic
allosaur (current term)
allosauroid
allosauroids
allosaurs
allosaurus
allosauruses
allose
allosensitization
allostasis
allosteric
allosteric enzyme
allosteric site
allosterically
allosteries

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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