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superslasher

superslasher

9.9
A large, fast meat-eating dinosaur with a big slashing claw on each back foot
  • noun
  • Specialized
: superslasher
  • Paleontologists believe the superslasher used its deadly claw to hunt large prey.

Examples

  • The fossilized remains of a superslasher were discovered in Mongolia.

  • A life-size model of the superslasher is on display at the natural history museum.

  • The superslasher was a fearsome predator in its time.

  • Can you imagine a superslasher hunting in the Cretaceous period?

  • Paleontologists believe the superslasher used its deadly claw to hunt large prey.

  • The fossilized remains of a superslasher were discovered in Mongolia.

  • A life-size model of the superslasher is on display at the natural history museum.

Synonyms

dromaeosaur
vssuperslasher
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A fast two-legged meat-eating dinosaur with a curved claw on each foot

focuses on one species with a much larger fifteen inch slashing hind claw
Deinonychus
vssuperslasher
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A fast two-legged meat-eating dinosaur with a large curved claw on each back foot from the time of dinosaurs

emphasizes a specifically enormous hind claw measuring about fifteen inches
utahraptor
vssuperslasher
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A large meat-eating dinosaur with a long curved claw on each hind foot

specifies a very large hind claw about fifteen inches long
Dromaeosauridae
vssuperslasher
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of meat-eating dinosaurs like Velociraptor that run on two legs

is specific to one very large species with a fifteen inch hind claw

Surface Forms

superslasher singular
superslashers plural

Morphology

superslasher = slasher (semi-transparent) = super + slash + er

The word is built from the productive prefix 'super-' plus 'slasher', but its use as a name for a specific dinosaur is only partly predictable from the components.

Etymology

Superslasher is a modern English word made from super meaning 'very big' and slash meaning 'to cut'. It gives a clear picture: a very large, meat-eating dinosaur that 'slashes' with a huge claw, which is why the name fits the animal with a 15-inch slashing foot claw.