noun
tyrannosaurus
tih-ra-nuh-SAW-ruhs
noun
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A large meat-eating dinosaur, best known through the species Tyrannosaurus rex, that lived in North America near the end of the age of dinosaurs.
"The museum's tyrannosaurus skeleton towers over visitors."
"Kids are fascinated by how the tyrannosaurus hunted its prey."
How to Use Tyrannosaurus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe scientific name for the famous giant predatory dinosaur, commonly shortened to T. rex.
Common pairings
Tyrannosaurus rex
a tyrannosaurus skeleton
Word Forms
tyrannosauri plural, tyrannosauruses plural
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Etymology
From Greek words meaning "tyrant" and "lizard" combined — literally "tyrant lizard."