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abelisaur

abelisaur noun: any dinosaur of the superfamily Abelisauroidea.

Noun

abelisaur (plural abelisaurs)

  1. Any dinosaur of the superfamily Abelisauroidea.
    • 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

Forms of abelisaur

pluralabelisaurs

Origin of abelisaur

Formed with -saur.

Questions about abelisaur

What does abelisaur mean?
Abelisaur means any dinosaur of the superfamily Abelisauroidea.
What part of speech is abelisaur?
Abelisaur is a noun.
What is the plural of abelisaur?
The plural of abelisaur is abelisaurs.

Words near abelisaur in the dictionary

  1. abelianizes
  2. abelianizing
  3. abelianness
  4. Abelians
  5. abelias
  6. abelisaur
  7. abelisaurid
  8. abelisaurids
  9. abelisauroid
  10. abelisauroids
  11. abelisaurs

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