Acrocanthosaurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “high”) Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “spine, thorn”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”), referring to the tall spines on its back.

Proper noun

Acrocanthosaurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the clade Saurischia – an allosauroid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of the United States.