megalosaurus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
    megalosaur.

WordNet

Meg"a*lo*saur`, Meg`a*lo*sau"rus noun (Also<
  • Megalosaur
  • Megalosaurus
)
Etymology
NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. , , great + lizard: cf. F. mégalosaure.
Definitions
  1. (Paleon.) A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.

Webster 1913