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brontosaurus
[ bron-tuh-sawr-uhs ]
brontosaurus
/ ˌbrɒntəˈsɔːrəs; ˈbrɒntəˌsɔː /
noun
- any very large herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus , common in North America during Jurassic times, having a long neck and long tail: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)
brontosaurus
/ brŏn′tə-sôr′əs /
- An earlier name for apatosaurus
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These reptiles were the forerunners of the gargantuan sauropods, the group that included Brachiosaurus and Brontosaurus.
Once dismissed as just another Apatosaurus, scientists now argue that a large dinosaur deserves its own genus — Brontosaurus.
He would not have been surprised to see a brontosaurus peeking coyly down at him from twenty feet or so of neck.
It was just the sort of place any self-respecting brontosaurus would have wallowed in.
It appears that at the annual fancy-dress ball all the inhabitants clubbed together and went as a Brontosaurus.
Yes—the chinless gentleman with gentle brown and protruding eyes and the expression of a tame brontosaurus.
This intelligent animal (believed to be the female of the Brontosaurus) was probably seeking a change of headgear.
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