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Meaning of BRONTOSAURUS

Pronunciation:  `brântu'sârus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in N. America in the late Jurassic
 
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 Synonyms: apatosaur, apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus, brontosaur, thunder lizard
 
 See Also: genus Apatosaurus, genus Brontosaurus, sauropod, sauropod dinosaur

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thunder + ?
lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs. A length of sixty
feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles.
 
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