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Word: Apatosaurus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, from Greek apatē ‘deceit’ + sauros ‘lizard’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˌpatəˈsɔːrəs
Definition:
a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long neck and tail.
Short Definition:huge herbivorous dinosaur of late Jurassic period
Variant Forms:
- apatosaur
