APATOSAURUS

apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard, Apatosaurus excelsus

(noun) huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

apatosaurus (plural apatosauruses)

A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.

Source: Wiktionary



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