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megasauropod

megasauropod noun: any exceptionally large sauropod dinosaur.

Noun

megasauropod (plural megasauropods)

  1. (rare) Any exceptionally large sauropod dinosaur.
    • Coria admits there are still too few specimens to make a firm case for his theory, but that may not last for long. Just a few months after my visit he unearthed three new giant-predator specimens, at 90 million years old likely tormentors of the megasauropod Argentinosaurus.1997 December, James Shreeve, “Uncovering Patagonia's Lost World”, in National geographic, volume 192, number 6, National Geographic Society, page 137
    • Certainly the portrayal of Morrison megalosaurids as specialized megasauropod killers is falsified by the shed teeth at Como.2004, Philip J. Currie, Eva B. Koppelhus, Martin A. Shtigar, Joanna L. Wright, editors, Feathered Dragons: Studies on the Transition from Dinosaurs to Birds, Bloomington: Indiana University Press...

Forms of megasauropod

pluralmegasauropods
alternative formmega-sauropod

Origin of megasauropod

From mega- (“large”) + sauropod.

Questions about megasauropod

What does megasauropod mean?
Megasauropod means any exceptionally large sauropod dinosaur.
What part of speech is megasauropod?
Megasauropod is a noun.
What is the plural of megasauropod?
The plural of megasauropod is megasauropods.

Words near megasauropod in the dictionary

  1. megas
  2. megasample
  3. megasamples
  4. megasatellite
  5. megasatellites
  6. megasauropod
  7. megasauropods
  8. megascale
  9. megascience
  10. megasciences
  11. megasclere

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