brontosaurus
noun/ˌbrɒntəˈsɔːrəs/
/ˌbrɑːntəˈsɔːrəs/
(also apatosaurus)
- a very large dinosaur with a long neck and tailWord Originmodern Latin (former genus name), from Greek brontē ‘thunder’ + sauros ‘lizard’.
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