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brontosaurus en · NOUN

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, bronto- + -saurus (“thunder lizard”), according to the notion that its massive size must have made its footsteps shake the ground.

Meanings

1. Any member of the genus †Brontosaurus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs with whip-like tails, which lived in present-day United States during the Late Jurassic period.
   • Near-synonym: thunder lizard (can denote a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus)

Forms

Coordinates

brachiosaurus · more at list of sauropods · diplodocus · apatosaurus

Hypernyms

sauropod · organism · dinosaur · animal · vertebrate · creature · reptile

Synonyms

brontosaur · thunder lizard

Translations (11)

de Brontosaurus (†Brontosaurus) · fr brontosaure (†Brontosaurus) · it brontosauro (†Brontosaurus) · fi brontosaurus (†Brontosaurus) · el βροντόσαυρος (†Brontosaurus) · io brontosauro (†Brontosaurus) · ru бронтоза́вр (†Brontosaurus) · myv пургинеметьказ (†Brontosaurus) · de Brontosaurier (†Brontosaurus) · pt brontossauro (†Brontosaurus) · et brontosaurus (†Brontosaurus)