"spinosaurus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/ Forms: spinosauruses [plural], spinosauri [plural]
Etymology: From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- (“spine”) + -saurus (suffix forming names for dinosaurs). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul-tax|Spinosaurus}} taxonomic name Spinosaurus, {{surf|en|spino-<t:spine>|-saurus<pos:suffix forming names for dinosaurs>}} By surface analysis, spino- (“spine”) + -saurus (suffix forming names for dinosaurs) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|spinosauri}} spinosaurus (plural spinosauruses or spinosauri)
  1. A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur. Wikipedia link: Field Museum of Natural History Synonyms: spinosaur Translations (Translations): 棘龍 /棘龙 (jílóng) (Chinese Mandarin), スピノサウルス (Japanese), spinozaur [masculine] (Polish), espinossauro [masculine] (Portuguese), спиноза́вр (spinozávr) [masculine] (Russian), espinosaurio (Spanish)

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