brachiosaurus

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English

Etymology

From brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs.

Noun

brachiosaurus (plural brachiosauruses)

  1. A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.

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