brontosaur

[ bron-tuh-sawr ]

/ ˈbrɒn təˌsɔr /

noun

a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus) and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a massive body, a small head and long neck, and thick columnar limbs, and ranging up to 77 feet (23.5 meters) in length.

Origin of brontosaur

see origin at brontosaurus

Words nearby brontosaur

Brønsted theory, Brontë, Brontë, charlotte and emily, brontide, brontobyte, brontosaur, brontosaurus, Bronx, Bronx cheer, bronze, Bronze Age

Example sentences from the Web for brontosaur

He is a brontosaur: nine bones and six hundred barrels of plaster of Paris.
What Is Man? And Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The twenty-ton Brontosaur had a brain no larger than that of a new-born human infant.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe
The Brontosaur, though only sixty feet long, probably weighed twenty tons.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe
He is a Brontosaur: nine bones and six hundred barrels of plaster of paris.
Is Shakespeare Dead?|Mark Twain

单词	brontosaur
释义	brontosaur [ bron-tuh-sawr ] / ˈbrɒn təˌsɔr / noun a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus) and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a massive body, a small head and long neck, and thick columnar limbs, and ranging up to 77 feet (23.5 meters) in length. Origin of brontosaur see origin at brontosaurus Words nearby brontosaur Brønsted theory, Brontë, Brontë, charlotte and emily, brontide, brontobyte, brontosaur, brontosaurus, Bronx, Bronx cheer, bronze, Bronze Age Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brontosaur He is a brontosaur: nine bones and six hundred barrels of plaster of Paris. What Is Man? And Other Stories\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) The twenty-ton Brontosaur had a brain no larger than that of a new-born human infant. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe The Brontosaur, though only sixty feet long, probably weighed twenty tons. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe He is a Brontosaur: nine bones and six hundred barrels of plaster of paris. Is Shakespeare Dead?\|Mark Twain
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