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Megalosaurus

{

Meg′a-lo-saurˊ

, ‖

Megˊa-lo-sau′rus

, }

Noun.

[NL.

megalosaurus

, fr. Gr.

μέγας

,

μεγάλη

, great +

σαῦροσ

lizard: cf. F.

mégalosaure

.]

(Paleon.)

A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.