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dilophosaur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dilophosaur
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of the taxonomic name Dilophosaurus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dilophosaurs (plural) dilophosaurus (alternative)

Questions

What does dilophosaur mean?
Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.
Where does dilophosaur come from?
Clipping of the taxonomic name Dilophosaurus.

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