megalosauroid
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˌmɛɡələˈsɔːroʊd/
Definition
Resembling or belonging to the Megalosauroidea, a superfamily of theropod dinosaurs that includes large, carnivorous species.
Examples
The fossil remains suggest a large, megalosauroid predator.
Paleontologists debated whether the new find was a true megalosauroid or a related dinosaur group.
How to Use megalosauroid
- megalosauroid dinosaur (collocation)
- A dinosaur belonging to the megalosauroid group. — "The museum displayed a skeleton of a megalosauroid dinosaur."
- megalosauroid predator (collocation)
- A predatory animal that is a megalosauroid. — "Evidence suggests this was a formidable megalosauroid predator."
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