Acrocanthosaurus

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, high) Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, spine, thorn) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, lizard), referring to the tall spines on its back.

Proper noun

Acrocanthosaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the clade Saurischia – an allosauroid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of the United States.