Meanings
nounallosaur (plural allosaurs)
plural allosaurs
- Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlate Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
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Translations
Portuguese alossauro
- alossauroany dinosaur of the superfamily Allosauroidea
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APA
allosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosaur
MLA
“allosaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allosaur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosaur.
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