BRONTOSAURUS
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
Noun
brontosaurus (plural brontosauruses or brontosauri)
One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.
Synonyms
• brontosaur, thunder lizard
Source: Wiktionary
Bron`to*sau"rus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs. A length of sixty feet
is believed to have been attained by these reptiles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition