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nounspinosaur (plural spinosaurs)
plural spinosaurs
- Any theropod dinosaur of the genus †Spinosaurus.
Since then, all that has been discovered are some specimens of related smaller spinosaurs, as well as some isolated bones of Spinosaurus itself.
2006 Feb, NewScientist, page 19/1Synonyms: spinosaurus
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nounAny theropod dinosaur of the genus †Spinosaurus.
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- taxonomic nameSpinosaurus
- Englishspinosaur
From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- + -saur.
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