{ Meg″a‐lo‐saur′ (?), ‖Meg′a‐lo‐sau″rus (?), } n. [NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. μέγασ, μεγάλη, great + σαυ̑ροσ lizard: cf. F. mégalosaure.] (Paleon.) A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.