tyrannosaur
/tɪˈrænəsɔː(r)/(亦作tyrannosaurus /tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs/)
noun
1- a very large bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, with powerful jaws and small claw-like front legs霸王龙。
1.1
- Family Tyrannosauridae, infraorder Carnosauria, suborder Theropoda: several species, in particular Tyrannosaurus rex.霸王龙科, 肉食龙下目, 兽脚亚目:多种, 尤指霸王龙。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek turannos 'tyrant' + sauros 'lizard', on the pattern of dinosaur.