brachiosaur

[ brey-kee-uh-sawr, brak-ee- ]

noun

1. a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus, having a small head with nostrils on a knob above the eyes, long forelegs, and a sloping, massive body, and reaching a length of about 80 feet (24 meters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of brachiosaur¹

< New Latin Brachiosaurus (1903); brachio-, -saur; so named in allusion to the unusual length of the humerus relative to the femur

Example Sentences

If, in our digital age, a person’s life can be measured by their online footprint, Ryan’s is the size of a brachiosaur’s, which, as a lot of Ryan’s fans know, is gargantuan.

From Time