apatosaurus
Meanings
noun
- A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπάτη (apátē, “trick, deception”) + -saurus, due to initial confusion over the analysis of the vertebral elements.
Synonyms
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