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Megalosaur

Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n. [NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + say^ros lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.) A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.

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megalosaur

n. A carnivorous dinosaur of the ''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalosauridae'' family.

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megalosaur

n. gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe [syn: megalosaurus]

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At last, following his experience with a most persistent megalosaur, he beheld before him two entities of vaguely human outline.