English Explanatory Dictionary

gorgosaurus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur of the genus Gorgosaurus that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period (Campanian), between about 76.6 and 75.1 million years ago.

Word forms

gorgosaurus gorgosauruses gorgosauri

Etymology

From the genus name, Gorgosaurus, from Ancient Greek γοργός (gorgós, “grim, fierce, terrible”) + -saurus (suffix forming genus names of dinosaurs).

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