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thunder lizard

thunder lizard noun: the apatosaurus or brontosaurus.

Noun

thunder lizard (plural thunder lizards)

  1. (informal) The apatosaurus or brontosaurus.
    • The footprints have already settled one old argument about the Thunder Lizard's habits. Scientists had once argued that the animal's legs could not have supported its tremendous bulk on land and that it was only capable of swimming.1952, “The Trail of the Thunder Lizard”, in Life, volume 33, number 21, page 67

Forms of thunder lizard

pluralthunder lizards

Origin of thunder lizard

From thunder + lizard

Questions about thunder lizard

What does thunder lizard mean?
Thunder lizard means the apatosaurus or brontosaurus.
What part of speech is thunder lizard?
Thunder lizard is a noun.
What is the plural of thunder lizard?
The plural of thunder lizard is thunder lizards.

Words near thunder lizard in the dictionary

  1. thunder firing
  2. thunder god
  3. thunder god vine
  4. thunder god vines
  5. thunder gods
  6. thunder lizard
  7. thunder lizards
  8. thunder moon
  9. thunder moons
  10. thunder mug
  11. thunder mugs

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