titanosaur

[ tahy-tan-uh-sawr, tahyt-n-uh- ]

noun

1. any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having a long, thin neck and a long, whiplike tail.

titanosaur

/ taɪˈtænəˌsɔː /

noun

1. any of various herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaurs of the family Titanosauridae, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)

titanosaur

/ tī-tăn′ə-sôr′,tīt′n- /

1. Any of various very large sauropod dinosaurs of the group Titanosauria of the Cretaceous Period. The titanosaurs were the last group of sauropods to evolve and probably include the largest sauropods ever (belonging to the genus Argentinosaurus ). Some specimens were armored with bony plates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanosaur¹

From the New Latin word Titanosaurus, dating back to 1890–95. See Titan, -o-, -saur

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanosaur¹

C19: from New Latin Tītānosaurus, from Greek Titan + -saur

Example Sentences

That titanosaur in Brazil had been the earliest case of an apparent respiratory infection.

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That’s at least 50 million years older than the previously reported respiratory infection in a titanosaur unearthed in Brazil.

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