Definition of Ceratosaurus

1. Noun. Primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America.

Exact synonyms: Ceratosaur
Generic synonyms: Bird-footed Dinosaur, Theropod, Theropod Dinosaur
Group relationships: Suborder Ceratosaura
Specialized synonyms: Coelophysis

Definition of Ceratosaurus

1. n. A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceratosaurus

ceratoduses
ceratoglossus
ceratohyal
ceratohyals
ceratoid
ceratopharyngeal part of middle pharyngeal constrictor
ceratopogonidae
ceratopsian
ceratopsians
ceratopsid
ceratopsids
ceratosaur
ceratosaurian
ceratosaurians
ceratosaurs
ceratosaurus (current term)
ceratozamia
ceraunics
cerauno-
ceraunoscopy
cercal
cercaria
cercariae
cercarial
cercarian
cercarians
cercarias
cerchiaraite
cerci
cercidosome

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