Diplodocus
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Diplodocus longus (artist's impression)
See also: diplodocus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek διπλός (diplós, “double”) and δοκός (dokós, “beam”).
Proper noun
†Diplodocus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diplodocidae – the diplodocus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida – clades; Diapsida – subclass; Archosauromorpha – infraclass; Archosauria – division; Ornithodira – subsection; Dinosauria – superorder; Saurischia – order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Sauropodomorpha - suborder; Sauropoda - infraorder; Eusauropoda - taxon; Neosauropoda - taxon; Diplodocoidea - superfamily; Diplodocidae - family
Hyponyms
- For the species see
Diplodocus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Diplodocus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Diplodocus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diplodocus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Diplodocus at Paleobiology Database
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Noun
Diplodocus m