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barosaurus

barosaurus noun: any member of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs.

barosaurus: any member of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs
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Noun

barosaurus (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Any member of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs.
    • Some of his literary fans could be glimpsed a few weeks ago at PEN’s black-tie gala, paying their respects to Mr. Rushdie as he sipped a drink next to the lumbering barosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History .2008 May 25, Patricia Cohen, “Now He’s Only Hunted by Cameras”, in New York Times

Origin of barosaurus

From the genus name.

Questions about barosaurus

What does barosaurus mean?
Barosaurus means any member of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs.
What part of speech is barosaurus?
Barosaurus is a noun.

Words near barosaurus in the dictionary

  1. baroreflexes
  2. baroregulation
  3. baroregulatory
  4. Baros
  5. barosaur
  6. barosaurus
  7. baroscope
  8. baroscopes
  9. baroscopic
  10. baroscopical
  11. baroselenite

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