apatosaurus

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apatosaurus

any of a genus (Apatosaurus) of huge sauropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous, weighing more than 18,000 kg (20 tons)

Origin of apatosaurus

Modern Latin from Classical Greek apat?, deceit + sauros, lizard: so named by O. C. Marsh (1831–99), United States paleontologist

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noun

A very large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a small head.

Origin of apatosaurus

New Latin Apatosaurus unreal lizard, genus name Greek apatē untruth, lie Greek sauros lizard

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Proper noun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Apatosaurinae.

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