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tyrannosaurus

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See also: Tyrannosaurus

English

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Fossil skeleton.
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Etymology

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From New Latin Tyrannosaurus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, tyrant) + σαῦρος (saûros, lizard).

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Noun

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tyrannosaurus (plural tyrannosauri or tyrannosauruses)

  1. A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.

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Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from New Latin Tyrannosaurus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtyrɑnːoˌsɑu̯rus/, [ˈt̪yrɑ̝nːo̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯rus̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑurus
  • Hyphenation(key): ty‧ranno‧saurus

Noun

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tyrannosaurus

  1. tyrannosaurus

Declension

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Possessive forms of tyrannosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, tyrant) + σαῦρος (saûros, lizard).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tyrannosaurus m (genitive tyrannosaurī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) tyrannosaurus

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative tyrannosaurus tyrannosaurī
genitive tyrannosaurī tyrannosaurōrum
dative tyrannosaurō tyrannosaurīs
accusative tyrannosaurum tyrannosaurōs
ablative tyrannosaurō tyrannosaurīs
vocative tyrannosaure tyrannosaurī