Definition

1. Noun:
   • A huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America: "Diplodocus" refers to a genus of very large, long-necked, long-tailed, plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The museum's main hall is dominated by the skeleton of a diplodocus.
  • Diplodocus is one of the longest dinosaurs known from a complete skeleton.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Classification: The term is used in paleontology and scientific contexts to refer specifically to this genus () within the family Diplodocidae.
  • The research paper compares the feeding mechanisms of Diplodocus and Apatosaurus.

Variants and Related Words

• Diplodocid (noun): A member of the family Diplodocidae, which includes and its close relatives.
  • Brontosaurus is another well-known diplodocid.

Synonyms

• Sauropod: A broader term for large, herbivorous, long-necked dinosaurs, which includes .
• Jurassic dinosaur: A general term for dinosaurs from the Jurassic period.

Noun

1. a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America