Meanings
nounallosauroid (plural allosauroids)
plural allosauroids
- biologyAny member of a superfamily clade of dinosaurs including the sinoraptorids, carcharodontosaurids and allosaurids.
Origin
From the clade name Allosauroidea, first proposed by Currie & Zhao in 1993.
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allosauroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosauroid
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“allosauroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosauroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allosauroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosauroid.
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