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Etymology edit

From the genus name Tarbosaurus, formed with -saur.

Noun edit

tarbosaur (plural tarbosaurs)

  1. (zoology) A tyrannosaurid dinosaur of the genus Tarbosaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia and China.
    • 2021 February 25, Cara Giaimo, “The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Juvenile T. rexes were light and agile before they leveled up into the adults we’re more familiar with. [] Other megatheropods, including abelisaurs and tarbosaurs, also grew from turkey-like hatchlings to bus-sized behemoths over the course of their lives.