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tarbosaur

tarbosaur noun: a tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.

Noun

tarbosaur (plural tarbosaurs)

  1. A tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.
    • 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 tarbosaur

pluraltarbosaurs

Origin of tarbosaur

From the genus name Tarbosaurus, formed with -saur.

Questions about tarbosaur

What does tarbosaur mean?
Tarbosaur means a tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.
What part of speech is tarbosaur?
Tarbosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of tarbosaur?
The plural of tarbosaur is tarbosaurs.

Words near tarbosaur in the dictionary

  1. tarbombs
  2. tarboosh
  3. tarbooshed
  4. tarbooshes
  5. Tarboro
  6. tarbosaur
  7. tarbosaurs
  8. Tarbot
  9. tarbouche
  10. tarbouched
  11. tarbouches

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