abelisaur

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noun

Any dinosaur of the superfamily Abelisauroidea.

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Meanings

nounabelisaur (plural abelisaurs)

plural abelisaurs

  1. biologyAny dinosaur of the superfamily Abelisauroidea.

    Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.

    2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

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abelisaurus

Origin

Formed with -saur.

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Translations

Polish abelizaur
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

subaerial
Cite this entry
APA

abelisaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abelisaur

MLA

“abelisaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abelisaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abelisaur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abelisaur.

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