tyrannosaurus

Thân thiện

A young tyrannosaurus stands on a riverbank, roaring at a distant volcano.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur: A very large, meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two powerful legs. It is characterized by having enormous teeth with sharp, knifelike serrations along their edges.
   • A potential scavenger: Some scientific theories suggest it may have fed primarily on dead carcasses (been a scavenger) rather than actively hunting live prey, though this is debated.
   • A Late Cretaceous period dinosaur: It lived in what is now North America during the later part of the Cretaceous period, the final era of the dinosaurs.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The museum's main attraction is a complete skeleton of a tyrannosaurus.
  • Scientists study the teeth of the tyrannosaurus to understand its diet and feeding behavior.
  • The tyrannosaurus, often called T. rex, is one of the most famous dinosaurs.

Advanced Usage

• "Tyrannosaurus rex": This is the full scientific binomial name (genus and species) for the most famous species. It is often abbreviated as T. rex.
  • Tyrannosaurus rex is a symbol of prehistoric power.
• Used figuratively to describe something or someone extremely powerful, dominant, or fearsome.
  • The new corporate CEO was a tyrannosaurus in the boardroom, intimidating everyone with his demands.

Variants and Related Words

• Tyrannosaur (noun): A more general term for any dinosaur belonging to the family Tyrannosauridae, which includes and its close relatives.
  • Fossils of various tyrannosaurs have been found across the Northern Hemisphere.
• Tyrannosaurid (noun/adj): (Noun) A member of the dinosaur family Tyrannosauridae. (Adjective) Relating to that family.
  • The newly discovered fossil shows classic tyrannosaurid features.

Synonyms

• T. rex (noun): The common abbreviation for .
• Theropod (noun): A broader classification for bipedal, mostly carnivorous dinosaurs, which includes the tyrannosaurus.

Related Phrases

• "Tyrannosaurus-sized" (adj): Used hyperbolically to describe something very large or imposing.
  • He had a tyrannosaurus-sized appetite.
• "Like a tyrannosaurus" (simile): Behaving in a very aggressive, dominant, or clumsy manner (due to its often-depicted short arms).
  • He stomped around the office like a tyrannosaurus after hearing the bad news.

Học thuật

Noun

1. large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tyrannosaur
• Tyrannosaurus rex