camarasaurus

camarasaurus
\\|kamərə|sȯrəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kamara vaulted chamber + New Latin -saurus — more at chamber
: a genus of American Jurassic dinosaurs (order Sauropoda) with the orbits and nares large and situated high on the head suggesting adaptation to an amphibious mode of life

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