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brachiosaurus

brachiosaurus noun: a large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.

brachiosaurus: a large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late...
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Noun

brachiosaurus (plural brachiosauruses or brachiosauri)

  1. A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.

Forms of brachiosaurus

pluralbrachiosauruses
pluralbrachiosauri

Origin of brachiosaurus

Borrowed from taxonomic name Brachiosaurus, from brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs.

Questions about brachiosaurus

What does brachiosaurus mean?
Brachiosaurus means a large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.
What part of speech is brachiosaurus?
Brachiosaurus is a noun.
What is the plural of brachiosaurus?
The plural of brachiosaurus is brachiosauruses.

Words near brachiosaurus in the dictionary

  1. brachiosaur
  2. brachiosauri
  3. brachiosaurid
  4. brachiosaurids
  5. brachiosaurs
  6. brachiosaurus
  7. brachiosauruses
  8. brachioteuthid
  9. brachioteuthids
  10. brachiovaginal
  11. brachipod

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