tarbosaur

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noun

A tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.

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Meanings

nountarbosaur (plural tarbosaurs)

plural tarbosaurs

  1. biologyA tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.

    Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. […] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.

    2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times

Origin

From the genus name Tarbosaurus, formed with -saur.

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APA

tarbosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarbosaur

MLA

“tarbosaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarbosaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarbosaur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarbosaur.

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