Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n. [NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. ?, ?, great + ? lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.) A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.
megalosaur n : gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe [syn: {megalosaurus}]