Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: allosaur  'alu`sor
  1. Late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
    - allosaurus

Derived forms: allosaurs

Type of: bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur

Part of: genus Allosaurus, genus Antrodemus

Encyclopedia: Allosaur