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apatosaur

apatosaur noun: a large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North America; it had a long neck and tail.

apatosaur: a large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North...
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Noun

apatosaur (plural apatosaurs)

  1. A large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North America; it had a long neck and tail.

Synonyms of apatosaur

Forms of apatosaur

pluralapatosaurs

Origin of apatosaur

From scientific Latin Apatosaurus (genus name).

Questions about apatosaur

What does apatosaur mean?
Apatosaur means a large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North America; it had a long neck and tail.
What part of speech is apatosaur?
Apatosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of apatosaur?
The plural of apatosaur is apatosaurs.

Words near apatosaur in the dictionary

  1. apatite
  2. apatites
  3. apatitic
  4. apatopygid
  5. apatopygids
  6. apatosaur
  7. apatosauri
  8. apatosaurine
  9. apatosaurines
  10. apatosaurs
  11. apatosaurus

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