tyrannosaurus

From New Latin Tyrannosaurus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

• IPA^(key): /tɪˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs

tyrannosaurus (plural tyrannosauri or tyrannosauruses)

1. A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.

Learned borrowing from New Latin Tyrannosaurus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtyrɑnːoˌsɑu̯rus/, [ˈt̪yrɑnːo̞ˌs̠ɑu̯rus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑurus
• Syllabification^(key): ty‧ran‧no‧sau‧rus

tyrannosaurus

1. tyrannosaurus