apatosaurus
Definition
- Noun:
- A very large, four-legged, plant-eating dinosaur: "apatosaurus" refers to a gigantic, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic period and was common in North America. It is known for its massive body, long tail, and small head.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The museum's centerpiece is a complete skeleton of an apatosaurus.
- Scientists believe the apatosaurus used its long neck to reach high vegetation.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific context: The name "apatosaurus" is often used in paleontological and scientific discussions to refer specifically to this genus of sauropod dinosaur.
- The research paper compared the vertebrae of an apatosaurus to those of a diplodocus.
Variants and Related Words
- Apatosaur (n): An alternative, informal name for an apatosaurus.
- The children were more familiar with the name "apatosaur".
- Brontosaurus (n): A name historically used for a similar dinosaur; modern science often considers a separate but closely related genus.
- For many years, the apatosaurus was mistakenly called a brontosaurus.
Synonyms
- Sauropod: A member of the larger group of large, herbivorous, long-necked dinosaurs to which the apatosaurus belongs.
- Thunder lizard: A poetic or informal term sometimes used for very large dinosaurs like the apatosaurus.
Noun
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huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
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