Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very large carnivorous tyrannosaurid dinosaur (Tyrannosaurus rex) of the Cretaceous Period, having a large head and teeth and short forelimbs with two claws.
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- abbreviation
Tyrannosaurus rex
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Examples
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A new analysis of Coelurosauria, the group of theropod dinosaurs that includes bruisers such as T. rex, finds that dedicated hunters were likely the exception, rather than the rule.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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Its features, such as a balancing tail and air pockets in the skull, show it was closely related to T. rex, he said.
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Its features, such as a balancing tail and air pockets in the skull, show it was closely related to T. rex, he said.
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But while it stood on two feet like T. rex, Eodromaeus pronounced eyo-DRO-may-us was a lightweight at just 10- to 15-pounds.
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Its features, such as a balancing tail and air pockets in the skull, show it was closely related to T. rex, he said.
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But while it stood on two feet like T. rex, Eodromaeus pronounced eyo-DRO-may-us was a lightweight at just 10- to 15-pounds.
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Its features, such as a balancing tail and air pockets in the skull, show it was closely related to T. rex, he said.
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But while it stood on two feet like T. rex, Eodromaeus pronounced eyo-DRO-may-us was a lightweight at just 10- to 15-pounds.
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But while it stood on two feet like T. rex, Eodromaeus pronounced eyo-DRO-may-us was a lightweight at just 10- to 15-pounds.
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Added Longrich, "this paper helps sort out the origin of several major groups – the big carnivores like T. rex, the birds, and the giant plant eaters like Apatosaurus," formerly known as Brontosaurus.
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