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diplodocus

US/daɪˈplɒdəkəs/

diplodocus noun: any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.

diplodocus: any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the...
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Noun

diplodocus (plural diplodocuses)

  1. Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.

diplodocus meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Thai

diplodocus in Tamil

dinosaur
டிப்ளோடோக்கசு ṭipḷōṭōkkacu

diplodocus in Bengali

dinosaur
ডিপলোডোকাস ḍiplōḍōkaś

diplodocus in Malayalam

dinosaur
ഡിപ്ലോഡൊക്കസ് ḍiplōḍokkasŭ

diplodocus in Thai

dinosaur
ไดพลอโดคัส dai pon à-doh-kát
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diplodocus in Myanmar
ဒစ်ပလိုဒိုကတ် dacpa.luiduikat

Forms of diplodocus

pluraldiplodocuses

Origin of diplodocus

From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + δοκός (dokós, “beam”).

Questions about diplodocus

What does diplodocus mean?
Diplodocus means any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
What is diplodocus in Tamil?
Diplodocus in Tamil is டிப்ளோடோக்கசு (ṭipḷōṭōkkacu). See Diplodocus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diplodocus?
Diplodocus is a noun.
How do you pronounce diplodocus?
Diplodocus is pronounced /daɪˈplɒdəkəs/ (US).
What is the plural of diplodocus?
The plural of diplodocus is diplodocuses.

Words near diplodocus in the dictionary

  1. diplodocids
  2. diplodocine
  3. diplodocines
  4. diplodocoid
  5. diplodocoids
  6. diplodocus
  7. diplodocuses
  8. diplodont
  9. diplodonts
  10. diploe
  11. diploes

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