Tyrannosaur and Tyrannosaurus rex

Tyrannosaur

Tyrannosaur 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.
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Tyrannosaurus rex and tyrannosaur are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tyrannosaurus rex" instead a noun "Tyrannosaur".

Tyrannosaurus rex

Tyrannosaurus rex 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.

Tyrannosaur and Tyrannosaurus rex are semantically related. You can use "Tyrannosaur" instead a noun phrase "Tyrannosaurus rex".
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