HyperDic: ceratosaurus

English > 1 sense of the word ceratosaurus:
NOUNanimalceratosaurus, ceratosaurprimitive medium-sized theropod
English > ceratosaurus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningPrimitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America.
Synonymceratosaur
Member ofsuborder CeratosauraPrimitive saurischian dinosaurs
NarrowercoelophysisOne of the oldest known dinosaurs
Broadertheropod, theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaurAny of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
Spanishceratosauro, ceratosaurus
Catalanceratosaure, ceratosauro, ceratosaurus, Ceratosaurus

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