apatosaur

Thân thiện

A young apatosaur grazes on tall ferns in a sunlit forest clearing.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A huge, quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic period: An "apatosaur" is a type of very large, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that walked on four legs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The museum's centerpiece is a complete skeleton of an apatosaur.
  • Scientists believe the apatosaur used its long neck to reach high into trees for food.

Advanced Usage

• The term "apatosaur" is often used in scientific and educational contexts to refer specifically to this genus of sauropod dinosaur.
  • The paleontologist published a paper on the tail structure of the apatosaur.

Variants and Related Words

• Apatosaurus (n): This is the full, formal scientific genus name for the apatosaur.
  • Apatosaurus is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs.
• Brontosaurus (n): Historically, this was a common name for the same dinosaur, though there are subtle scientific distinctions. In modern usage, "apatosaur" and "brontosaur" are often used interchangeably by the general public.
  • Many people still fondly call the apatosaur a brontosaurus.

Synonyms

• Brontosaur: A common informal synonym.
• Sauropod: This is the broader group or clade that includes the apatosaur and other large, long-necked dinosaurs.

Học thuật

Noun

1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic

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