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tyrannosaur

/ti-ran-uh-sawr, tahy-/US // tɪˈræn əˌsɔr, taɪ- //

暴龙,霸王龙

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large, carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, from the Late Cretaceous Epoch of North America, that walked erect on its hind feet.

Examples

  • Olivia Colman delivers a devastating performance as an abuse victim in the indie film Tyrannosaur.

  • The largest of these grew to be 30 feet long and 15 to 20 feet high, comparable, therefore, to the tyrannosaur in size.

  • It is somewhat older than the Tyrannosaur although still of the late Cretacic period, and may have been ancestral to it.

  • Kirk grimaced and DeVore saw a faint image of a tyrannosaur, which reared up, jaws agape.

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