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



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