tyrannosaurus

tyrannosaurus
tyrannosaurus (n.) carnivorous Cretaceous bipedal dinosaur, 1905, Modern Latin genus name, coined by H.F. Osborn (published 1906 in "Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History" XXI, p.259) from Gk. tyrannos "tyrant" + + -SAURUS (Cf. -saurus). Abbreviated name T. rex attested by 1970 (apparently first as the band name).

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