Definition
A massive meat-eating dinosaur from the Cretaceous period known for its huge teeth, small arms, and powerful hind legs.
Etymology
From Greek 'tyrannis' (tyrant, ruler) and 'sauros' (lizard), literally meaning 'tyrant lizard.' The name reflects this dinosaur's position as a top predator millions of years ago.
Kelly Says
Scientists initially thought T-rex had tiny arms because they were hidden by its massive body, but those 'weak' arms could actually lift a car—the name 'tyrant lizard' perfectly captures how we've misunderstood this creature over time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትራኖሳውር
tee-ra-no-sawr
ARالعربية
تيرا诺صور
tee-ra-no-soor
BNবাংলা
টাইরানোসরাস
toi-ra-no-so-ras
CACatalà
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
CSČeština
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
DADansk
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
DEDeutsch
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
ELΕλληνικά
Τυραννόσαυρος
teer-an-no-saw-ros
ESEspañol
tiranosaurio
tee-rahn-oh-saw-ree-oh
FAفارسی
تی رanosaurus
tee-ra-no-soor-us
FISuomi
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
FRFrançais
Tyrannosaure
tee-ran-noh-sohr
GUGU
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
HAHA
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
HEעברית
טירונוזאורוס
tee-ra-no-zo-or-os
HIहिन्दी
टायरानोसोरस
ta-ee-ra-no-so-ras
HUMagyar
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
IGIG
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
ITItaliano
Tirannosauro
tee-rahn-oh-saw-ro
JA日本語
ティラノサウルス
ti-ra-no-sau-ru-su
KKKK
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
KMKM
ទាំងពីរ
dum-theng-pee-r
KO한국어
티라노사우루스
ti-ra-no-sa-u-ru-seu
MRMR
टायरानोसॉरस
ta-ee-ra-no-so-ras
MSBahasa Melayu
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
MYမြန်မာ
တီရန်nosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
NLNederlands
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
NONorsk
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
PAPA
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
PLPolski
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
PTPortuguês
Tiranossauro
tee-rahn-oh-saw-ro
RORomână
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
RUРусский
Тиранозавр
teer-an-oh-zav-r
SVSvenska
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
SWKiswahili
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
TAதமிழ்
டைரனோசார்
tai-ra-no-saar
TEతెలుగు
టైరనోసాtür
tai-ra-no-sa-tür
THไทย
ไทrannossaurus
tie-rahn-oh-sawr-us
TLTL
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
TRTürkçe
Tiranozor
tee-rahn-oh-zor
UKУкраїнська
Тиранозавр
teer-an-oh-zav-r
URاردو
تیرینوسور
tee-ra-no-soor
VITiếng Việt
Tyrannosaurus
tie-rahn-oh-sawr-us
YOYO
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us
ZUZU
Tyrannosaurus
tee-rahn-oh-sawr-us