Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of dinosaurian reptiles described by Marsh from the Upper Jurassic beds of Colorado and closely allied to the better-known Megalosaurus. They have very short fore and large hind legs, the latter reaching a length of 5 feet.
Wiktionary
- n. a large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
WordNet 3.0
- n. late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
Examples
“Mr. Cline's creations include an imaginary Civil War battle at his Monster Museum in which Union soldiers are eaten by an allosaurus.”
The Wall Street Journal: Roadside Kitsch Is Fun, but Is It Art? Virginia Museum Sure Hopes So
“Here over thirteen hundred footprints of the plant-eating apatosaurus a.k.a. brontosaurus and the carnivorous three-toed allosaurus, ripple marks, a few clams, a palm frond and some horsetails, fish bones, ooids have all solidified into solid rock.”
“* Gwangi – a perpetually roaring allosaurus from the cursed Forbidden Valley in 1969's Valley of Gwangi.”
The Guardian: Ray Harryhausen's monster archive to be preserved
““The allosaurus had a wishbone, like other meat-eating dinosaurs,” he said.”
“Don't you just wish you had a dwarf allosaurus all your own??”
“Jack has raised Hermes, an allosaurus who basically acts as the most threatening guard dog one could ask for.”
“Although they believe it was an unborn allosaurus, the embryo, less than an inch long, actually reminds them more of a tadpole.”
“The Valley somehow has various beasties from pre-history including the eohippus and the allosaurus.”
“Dad is an allosaurus, for example, and their cousin in the KKK who was also at the family reunion is a wolf.”
“Although they believe it was an unborn allosaurus, the embryo, less than an inch long, actually reminded them more of a tadpole.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘allosaurus’.
-
Dinosaurs
Just the animals themselves. (See the other gigantic tar-pit of a list called "Words of Dinosaurology" for other terms.) Also see this list for some dinosaurs that are considered "proto-birds."
aachenosaurus, abelisaurus, abrictosaurus, abrosaurus, acanthopholis, acanthostega, achelousaurus, acrocanthosaurus, actiosaurus, adasaurus, aeolosaurus, aegyptosaurus and 589 more...
-
Links Spelling Bee 2012
230 Words
gargalesthesia, bondieuserie, aguinaldo, alcazar, allosaurus, ambidexterity, ameliorate, anachronism, androcentric, ankylosaurus, anthropology, apartheid and 123 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for allosaurus.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.