Noun: megalosaurus ,me-gu-lu'so-rus
- Gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe
"The megalosaurus was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described";
- megalosaur
Derived forms: megalosauruses
Type of: bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur
Part of: genus Megalosaurus
Encyclopedia: Megalosaurus