spinosaurus

See also: Spinosaurus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/

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.
    Synonym: spinosaur
    • 2011, Jay Dale, “Spinosaurus”, in Top Ten Dinosaurs (Deadly and Incredible Animals), Mankato, Minn.: Smart Apple Media, published 2012, →ISBN, page 14:
      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.

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