- genus Diplodocus
- nouna reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Sauropoda, ↑suborder Sauropoda• Member Meronyms: ↑diplodocus
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genus Diplodocus
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diplodocus — ☆ diplodocus [dip läd′ə kəs, diplō′dəkəs ] n. [ModL < DIPLO + Gr dokos, main supporting beam: coined (1878) by O.C. Marsh (1831 99), U.S. paleontologist] any of a genus (Diplodocus) of huge, plant eating sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and… … English World dictionary
Diplodocus — Not to be confused with Diplocaulus. Chordata Diplodocus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 154–150 Ma … Wikipedia
diplodocus — /di plod euh keuhs/, n., pl. diplodocuses. a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, from the Late Jurassic Epoch of western North America, growing to a length of about 87 ft. (26.5 m). [ < NL (1878), equiv. to diplo DIPLO + Gk dokós… … Universalium
diplodocus — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from dipl + Greek dokos beam, from dekesthai, dechesthai to receive; akin to Latin decēre to be fitting more at decent Date: 1884 any of a genus (Diplodocus) of large herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diplodocus — noun Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America … Wiktionary
diplodocus — di•plod•o•cus [[t]dɪˈplɒd ə kəs[/t]] n. pl. cus•es pal any North American sauropod dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus: it grew to a length of about 87 ft. (26.5 m) • Etymology: < NL (1878) =diplo diplo + Gk dokós beam, bar, shaft … From formal English to slang
diplodocus — /daɪˈplɒdəkəs/ (say duy ploduhkuhs) noun any animal of the extinct genus Diplodocus, comprising gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs of the upper Jurassic of western North America. {New Latin, from diplo diplo + Greek dokos beam} …
Diplodocus — Diplodocus … Wikipedia Español
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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