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Jurassic in North America
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ceratosaurus
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ceratosaurus \Cer`a*to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras a horn + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) A swift-running bipedal carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ceratosaurus meaning "horned lizard", in reference to the horn on its nose ( Greek κερας/κερατος, keras/keratos meaning "horn" and σαυρος / sauros meaning "lizard"), was a large predatory theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period ( Kimmeridgian to ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1884, from cerato- + -saurus .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America [syn: ceratosaur ]
Usage examples of ceratosaurus.
Did anybody tell you about Adantosaurus immanis and Ceratosaurus nasicornis?
Too remorseless for the Spirit of the Waters, too bloodthirsty for the hierarchy of progressive victims, the last Ceratosaurus roamed the thick-leaved jungles in a vain search for the food which could satisfy his gnashing jaws: then died and slept with his fathers.