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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various theropod dinosaurs of the family Tyrannosauridae of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by short deep jaws with large teeth, long hind limbs, and short forelimbs, and including T. rex.

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  • noun zoology Any member of the Tyrannosauridae.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin Tyrannosauridae, family name, from Tyrannosaurus, type genus; see tyrannosaurus.]

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