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Brontosaurus

Brontosaurus Meaning & Definition
Brontosaurus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brontosaurus?

[n] huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in N. America in the late Jurassic

Synonyms | Synonyms for Brontosaurus: apatosaur | apatosaurus | Apatosaurus excelsus | brontosaur | thunder lizard

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See Also | genus Apatosaurus | genus Brontosaurus | sauropod | sauropod dinosaur

Brontosaurus In Webster's Dictionary

\Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thunder + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles.

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