apatosaurus

[ ə-păt′ə-sôrəs ]


  1. A very large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (or Brontosaurus) of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head. See Note at brontosaurus.

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How to use apatosaurus in a sentence

  • This was about thirty feet long, and is known as apatosaurus grandis.

    Extinct Monsters | H. N. Hutchinson