American English pronunciation

How to pronounce tyrannosaurus

IPA transcription: [tɪɹænə'sɔɹəs]

Pronunciation variants: [tɪɹænə'sɔɹəs][tɪɹænə'sɚəs]

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Noun

  • large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America

Usage examples

  • Why does this tyrannosaurus rex feel sticky?
  • This creature was described as resembling a theropod dinosaur such as Tyrannosaurus.
  • Why does this tyrannosaurus rex feel sticky?
  • Why does this tyrannosaurus rex feel sticky?