Meanings
nounallosaurus (plural allosauri or allosauruses)
plural allosauri · plural allosauruses
- A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlate Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἄλλος“other, different”
- Englishallosaurus
From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other, different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
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Chinese Mandarin 躍龍 /跃龙, 異龍 /异龙
- 躍龍 /跃龙 (yuèlóng)Translations
- 異龍 /异龙 (yìlóng)Translations
- 異特龍 /异特龙 (yìtèlóng)Translations
Italian allosauro
- allosauroTranslations
Japanese アロサウルス
- アロサウルス (arosaurusu)Translations
Korean 알로사우루스
- 알로사우루스 (allosauruseu)Translations
Portuguese alossauro
- alossauroTranslations
Spanish alosaurio
- alosaurioTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
allosaurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosaurus
MLA
“allosaurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosaurus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allosaurus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allosaurus.
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