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spinosaurus

/ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/

spinosaurus noun: a large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur.

spinosaurus: a large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a...
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Noun

spinosaurus (plural spinosauruses or spinosauri)

  1. A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur.
    • The first spinosaurus remains were discovered in Egypt in 1911, but they were destroyed in 1944 during World War II. A lot of what is known about spinosauruses comes from skull material found in Morocco and Algeria in later years.2011, Jay Dale, “Spinosaurus”, in Top Ten Dinosaurs (Deadly and Incredible Animals), Mankato, Minn.: Smart Apple Media, published 2012, →ISBN, page 14
    Synonyms:
    spinosaur

spinosaurus meaning in Bengali

spinosaurus in Bengali

বিলুপ্ত, মাংসাশী ডাইনোসর

Synonyms of spinosaurus

Forms of spinosaurus

pluralspinosauruses
pluralspinosauri

Origin of spinosaurus

From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- (“spine”) + -saurus (suffix forming names for dinosaurs).

Questions about spinosaurus

What does spinosaurus mean?
Spinosaurus means a large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur.
What is spinosaurus in Bengali?
Spinosaurus in Bengali is বিলুপ্ত, মাংসাশী ডাইনোসর. See Spinosaurus meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is spinosaurus?
Spinosaurus is a noun.
How do you pronounce spinosaurus?
Spinosaurus is pronounced /ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/.
What is the plural of spinosaurus?
The plural of spinosaurus is spinosauruses.

Words near spinosaurus in the dictionary

  1. spinosaurine
  2. spinosaurines
  3. spinosauroid
  4. spinosauroids
  5. spinosaurs
  6. spinosaurus
  7. spinosauruses
  8. spinoscalid
  9. spinoscalids
  10. spinose
  11. spinosely

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