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Tyrannosaurus

/tɪˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs/

A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.

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A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.

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Word	Definition
tyrannosaurus rexnoun	A giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.
tyrannosaurnoun	Any large bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the family Tyrannosauridae, that lived in North America during the Cretaceous period.

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Word	Definition
tyrannosaurnoun	Any large bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the family Tyrannosauridae, that lived in North America during the Cretaceous period.
tyrannosaurus rexnoun	A giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.
rexnoun	A king, particularly in ancient Rome.
tyrannosaurinenoun	Any dinosaur of the subfamily Tyrannosaurinae
tyrannosauridnoun	(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Tyrannosauridae.
tyrannosauroidnoun	Any dinosaur of the superfamily Tyrannosauroidea.
albertosaurusnoun	A large carnivorous tyrannosaur dinosaur, of genus Albertosaurus, discovered in Alberta, Canada.
tyrannous rexnoun	Misspelling of Tyrannosaurus rex. [A giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.]
tyrannoraptorannoun	(paleontology) Any dinosaur of the clade Tyrannoraptora.
allosaurusnoun	A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
allosaurnoun	Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
carnosaurnoun	Any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the infraorder Carnosauria
tarbosaurnoun	(zoology) A tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.
theropodnoun	Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
titanosauriannoun	Any dinosaur of the clade †Titanosauria.
giganotosaurusnoun	Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
ankylosaurusnoun	A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
apatosaurnoun	A large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North America; it had a long neck and tail.
titanotheriumnoun	(paleontology, obsolete) Synonym of brontotheriid.
megaraptornoun	(paleontology) A member of the genus Megaraptor of large theropod dinosaurs that lived in the Turonian to Coniacian ages of the Late Cretaceous.