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apatosaur
(ə-pătˈə-sôrˌ) or a·pat·o·sau·rus (ə-pătˌə-sôrˈəs)
noun A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus) of the late Jurassic period, having a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.