allosaurus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other, different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Personally, I should pronounce for allosaurus." — The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle
If I am not mistaken, it is an Allosaurus of the Upper Jurassic, remains of which have been found in Central Wyoming, in the suburbs of New York.” An Irishman by the name of Brady grinned. — The Land That Time Forgot, Edgar Rice Burroughs

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