Meanings
plural giganotosauruses
- Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
Origin
- translingualGiganotosaurus
- Englishgiganotosaurus
Borrowed from translingual Giganotosaurus, from giga- (“large”) + noto- (“southern”) + -saurus (“lizard”).
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Chinese Mandarin 南方巨獸龍 /南方巨兽龙
- 南方巨獸龍 /南方巨兽龙 (nánfāngjùshòulóng)Giganotosaurus
Japanese ギガノトサウルス
- ギガノトサウルス (giganotosaurusu)Giganotosaurus
Korean 기가노토사우루스
- 기가노토사우루스 (giganotosauruseu)Giganotosaurus
Polish giganotozaur
- giganotozaurGiganotosaurus
Cite this entry
giganotosaurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giganotosaurus
“giganotosaurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giganotosaurus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giganotosaurus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giganotosaurus.
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