ceratosaur

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(Paleon.) the ceratosaurus.

Noun

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ceratosaur - primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America Synonyms: ceratosaurus

bird-footed dinosaur, ceratosaurus, coelophysis, suborder Ceratosaura, theropod, theropod dinosaur