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titanosaur

(tī tan′ə sôr′)

noun

any of a genus (Titanosaurus) of large, plant-eating, amphibious sauropods of the Cretaceous

Origin: < ModL Titanosaurus: see Titan & -saurus

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noun

Any of various plant-eating, amphibious sauropod dinosaurs of the genus Titanosaurus, common during the Cretaceous Period especially in South America.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Tītānosaurus, genus name

Origin: : Greek Tītān, Titan

Origin: + Greek sauros, lizard

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