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dilophosaurus noun the earliest of the large bipedal dinosaurs, which had two long crests on the head and occurred in the early Jurassic period. Genus Dilophosaurus, infraorder origin modern Latin, from Greek dilophos two-crested + sauros lizard. Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Sunday, December 9, 2007
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