Apatosaurus

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See also: apatosaurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπάτη (apátē, “trick, deception”) + -saurus, due to initial confusion over the analysis of the vertebral elements.

Proper noun

†Apatosaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diplodocidae.

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