Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various tyrannosaurid dinosaurs of the genus Tyrannosaurus, having a large head and teeth and short forelimbs, and including T. rex and possibly some other species.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A great carnivorous dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Laramie) of North America, characterized by its small fore limbs, greatly elongated hind limbs inclosing large hollow cavities, and huge serrated teeth of which thirteen are present in the upper jaw and twelve or thirteen in the dentary. This dinosaur walked erect, as a biped, supporting the weight of the body on the hind limbs and tail.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
carnivorous dinosaur , of the genusTyrannosaurus , found inNorth America during the lateCretaceous period.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I'd expect that offal from a tyrannosaurus rex would be more valuable than from some anonymous three-foot dinosaur from the Pleistocene.
The Art of Selling Dino Dung Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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"And this is the largest tyrannosaurus rex skull we've ever had."
The Art of Selling Dino Dung Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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While Beast Boy is from Teen Titans and is subjected to much more nonsensical occurrences than this, he turns from a tweety-bird to a tyrannosaurus rex in two seconds flat.
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While they declined to divulge their customers it's well know that actors Nicolas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio got into a bidding war for a 67-million-year-old tyrannosaurus skull, much like the one on sale this Thursday, at a Los Angeles I.M. Chait auction in 2007.
The Art of Selling Dino Dung Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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And tyrannosaurus rex was a vegetarian and we creationists have a photo I.D. of Adam, and his Birth Creation Certificate, signed by God (and witnessed by Moses)!
Think Progress » VIDEO: The Extreme, Violent Rhetoric Of GOP Lawmakers 2010
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While Beast Boy is from Teen Titans and is subjected to much more nonsensical occurrences than this, he turns from a tweety-bird to a tyrannosaurus rex in two seconds flat.
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This journey may not last long when the first hunter arrives, a ferocious tyrannosaurus rex who has her sights set on a young triceratops!
MSP#150: Yeah, we can't believe it either... | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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If you have children under twenty-five, I'm sure you know Barney, the sickly sweet tyrannosaurus rex who first appeared on public television in 1992.
Me & Barney the Purple Dinosaur Con Chapman 2011
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I notice he had to tell everyone what a big deal Republican he was, which is kind of like saying I'm a tyrannosaurus rex these days.
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And the "few" viable pathways diverging from the first dinosaur includes stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus.
chained_bear commented on the word tyrannosaurus
Usage here.
March 18, 2009