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Meaning of "megalosaur" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEGALOSAUR

From New Latin megalosaurus, from megalo- + Greek sauros lizard.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEGALOSAUR

megalosaur  [ˈmɛɡələʊˌsɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEGALOSAUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Megalosaur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEGALOSAUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

megalosaur

Megalosauroidea

Megalosauroidea is a group of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous period.

Definition of megalosaur in the English dictionary

The definition of megalosaur in the dictionary is any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, common in Europe: suborder Theropoda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEGALOSAUR


ankylosaur
ˈæŋkɪləʊˌsɔː
Arkansas
ˈɑːkənˌsɔː
band-saw
ˈbændˌsɔː
bowsaw
ˈbəʊˌsɔː
Chickasaw
ˈtʃɪkəˌsɔː
dinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
eyesore
ˈaɪˌsɔː
hacksaw
ˈhækˌsɔː
handsaw
ˈhændˌsɔː
jigsaw
ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔː
ornithosaur
ɔːˈnaɪθəʊˌsɔː
pelycosaur
ˈpɛlɪkəʊˌsɔː
pliosaur
ˈplaɪəʊˌsɔː
promissor
ˈprɒmɪˌsɔː
pterosaur
ˈtɛrəˌsɔː
ripsaw
ˈrɪpˌsɔː
seesaw
ˈsiːˌsɔː
titanosaur
taɪˈtænəˌsɔː
tyrannosaur
tɪˈrænəˌsɔː
whipsaw
ˈwɪpˌsɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEGALOSAUR

megalith
megalithic
megalithic tomb
megalitre
megaloblast
megaloblastic
megaloblastic anaemia
megalocardia
megalocephalic
megalocephalous
megalocephaly
megalodon
megalomania
megalomaniac
megalomaniacal
megalopic
megalopolis
megalopolitan
megalops
megalosaurian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEGALOSAUR

allosaur
apatosaur
archosaur
balisaur
barosaur
brontosaur
carnosaur
coelurosaur
cotylosaur
deinosaur
duck-billed dinosaur
elasmosaur
hadrosaur
ichthyosaur
mosasaur
plesiosaur
stegosaur
supersaur
teleosaur

Synonyms and antonyms of megalosaur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «megalosaur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEGALOSAUR

Find out the translation of megalosaur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of megalosaur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «megalosaur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

megalosaur
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

megalosaurio
570 millions of speakers

English

megalosaur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

megalosaur
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

megalosaur
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мегалозавр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

megalosaur
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

megalosaur
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

megalosaur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Megalosaur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

megalosaur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

megalosaur
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

megalosaur
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Megalosaur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

megalosaur
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறைந்து போன மாபெரும் ஊண் உண்ணும் விலங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेगलॉसॉर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

megalosaur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

megalosaur
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

megalosaur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мегалозавр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

megalozaur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

megalosaur
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

megalosaur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

megalosaur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

megalosaur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of megalosaur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGALOSAUR»

The term «megalosaur» is used very little and occupies the 187.782 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGALOSAUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «megalosaur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «megalosaur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about megalosaur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGALOSAUR»

Discover the use of megalosaur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to megalosaur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report on British Fossil Reptiles ...
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 88 vertebra in Crocodilians, but varies from  ...
Richard Owen, 1841
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Eleventh Meeting ; Held At Plymouth In July 1841: 10
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crdbodile as the term of comparison , as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Crocodilians, but varies ...
‎1842
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Report of the Annual Meeting
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Croco- dilians, but varies ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1842
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Report of the ... Meeting
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Croco- dilians, but varies ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1842
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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the ...
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Croco- dilians, but varies ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1842
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Report of the Annual Meeting
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Croco- dilians, but varies ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting, 1842
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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the ...
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the .term of comparison , as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Crocodilians, but varies ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1842
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A history of British fossil reptiles
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Crocodilians, but varies ...
Richard Owen, 1849
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Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the Wealden and Purbeck ...
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebra in Crocodilians, but varies from  ...
Richard Owen, 1864
10
Monograph on the Fossil Reptilia of the Wealden Formation: ...
We may consider therefore 5 feet, taking the Crocodile as the term of comparison, as probably not below the length of the head of the Megalosaur. With regard to the tail, this includes between 36 and 38 vertebrae in Crocodilians, but varies ...
Owen (Richard), 1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGALOSAUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term megalosaur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dinomania: the story of our obsession with dinosaurs
Dickens, in Bleak House, imagined a megalosaur wandering up Holborn Hill: a fitting denizen of the monstrous, fog-wreathed metropolis that ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Jurassic City To Give Jurassic World A Run For Its Money
Their distinctive head crest looks quite like that which is seen in a type of megalosaur called Monolophosaurus. It's quite refreshing to see such ... «Krank.ie, Jan 15»
3
13 of the biggest dinosaur discoveries in 2014
This new species of megalosaur was unearthed in Portugal. Torvosaurus gurneyi was 10 metres long and weighed between four and five ... «Irish Examiner, Dec 14»
4
Dee for Dorchester - anyone for tennis? Or rounders?
And each child will be given their own megalosaur model to build at home - the limited edition models have been produced in small numbers ... «Blackmore Vale, Jul 14»
5
WOW exhibition at Gloucester City Museum
Amongst the dozens of exhibits, visitors can expect to find elephant and hippo skulls; an ostrich; cheetah; golden eagle; megalosaur; and even ... «SoGlos.com, Jul 14»
6
DORCHESTER: Love LEGO, kids? Help build a Brickosaur!
At the end of each session, each child will be given their very own Megalosaur model to build at home – these limited edition models have ... «View Online, Jul 14»
7
First Evidence of Feathered Dinosaurs Found in Southern Germany
The newly-discovered fossil of the Sciurumimus was an exemption because this belonged to the group, megalosaur. "All of the feathered ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 14»
8
Rotunda Museum houses impressive fossil collection
18th May 2012 Four-year-old Austin Marsden-Hendrick meets one of the stars of Scarborough s Lost Dinosaurs, a baby megalosaur as final ... «Berwick Today, Jun 14»
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Portugal's Giant Jurassic Predator Gets a New Name
A piece of Torvosaurus jaw with two teeth inside and a smattering of other fossils soon confirmed that the huge megalosaur really is present in ... «National Geographic, Mar 14»
10
Evolution: The biggest story in the world — and certainly the longest
Paleontologists believe it was actually from a dinosaur, specifically a megalosaur. But Plot, of course, did not know of the existence of dinosaurs ... «Washington Post, Mar 14»

REFERENCE
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