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    Brachiosaurus
    noun
    Paleontology. a genus of dinosaurs with forelegs distinctively longer than its hind legs, among the largest of all known dinosaurs.
  • brachiosaurus
    brachiosaurus
    noun
    a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus , up to 30 metres long: the largest land animal ever known See also sauropod

Brachiosaurus

American  
[bra-kee-uh-sawr-uhs] / ˌbræ ki əˈsɔr əs /

noun

  1. Paleontology. a genus of dinosaurs with forelegs distinctively longer than its hind legs, among the largest of all known dinosaurs.

  2. (brachiosaurus) a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus; brachiosaur.


brachiosaurus British  
/ ˌbreɪkɪəˈsɔːrəs, ˌbræk- /

noun

  1. a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus , up to 30 metres long: the largest land animal ever known See also sauropod

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brachiosaurus Scientific  
/ brā′kē-ə-sôrəs /
  1. A very large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. It had forelegs that were longer than its hind legs, and nostrils on top of its head.


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