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dilophosaur

dilophosaur noun: any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.

dilophosaur: any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on...
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Noun

dilophosaur (plural dilophosaurs)

  1. Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.
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Forms of dilophosaur

pluraldilophosaurs
alternative formdilophosaurus

Origin of dilophosaur

Clipping of the taxonomic name Dilophosaurus.

Questions about dilophosaur

What does dilophosaur mean?
Dilophosaur means any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.
What part of speech is dilophosaur?
Dilophosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of dilophosaur?
The plural of dilophosaur is dilophosaurs.

Words near dilophosaur in the dictionary

  1. dilogy
  2. Dilolo
  3. DiLonardo
  4. dilophonotine
  5. dilophonotines
  6. dilophosaur
  7. dilophosauri
  8. dilophosaurid
  9. dilophosaurids
  10. dilophosaurs
  11. dilophosaurus

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