apatosaurus

American  

[uh-pat-uh-sawr-uhs] / əˌpæt əˈsɔr əs /

noun

plural

apatosauruses

1. any of the genus Apatosaurus of extremely large herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaurs of the late Jurassic, having a long neck and tail and a small head.

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apatosaurus Scientific  

/ ə-păt′ə-sôr′əs /

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.

2. See Note at brontosaurus

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Other Word Forms

• apatosaurine noun

Example Sentences

Titanosaurs were a type of sauropods, or the long-necked, long-tailed and massive behemoths whose most famous members include the brontosaurus, apatosaurus and brachiosaurus.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2021

Large, long-necked dinosaurs like brachiosaurus and apatosaurus are called sauropods — literally, “lizard foot.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2018

As well-wishers munched on cookies decorated with Dino, Sinclair’s green apatosaurus logo, the Kemnitz family visited with old friends and business partners, such as Dick Cross, of Cross Oil Co. in Ponca City.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2016

But the director Colin Trevorrow successfully lobbied Universal to build a single animatronic dinosaur—an apatosaurus.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2016

Though only glimpsed in the teaser, the near-miss also sets up the movie's central relationship, in which a teenage apatosaurus named Arlo takes in a wild young human boy named Spot as a pet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2015