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brontosaur

/bɹˈɔntəsˌɔɹ/ noun

Any member of the genus Brontosaurus.

Word Origin Brontosaur literally means 'thunder lizard' — from Greek 'brontē' (thunder) and 'sauros' (lizard). You can almost hear the ground shaking as this massive dinosaur walked. The same -saur appears in dinosaur (terrible lizard), tyrannosaur (tyrant lizard), and stegosaur (roof lizard), while bronto- also gives us brontophobia (fear of thunder).

noun Any member of the genus Brontosaurus. countable

The museum's new exhibit features a complete skeleton of a brontosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs that ever lived.

(名词) 雷龙 【雷龙属动物】

博物馆的新展览展出了一具完整的雷龙骨架，这是有史以来最大的恐龙之一。

(sustantivo) brontosaurio [Cualquier miembro del género Brontosaurus.]

La nueva exhibición del museo presenta un esqueleto completo de un brontosaurio, uno de los dinosaurios más grandes que hayan existido.

(nom) brontosaure [Brontosaure ; tout dinosaure appartenant au genre Brontosaurus.]

La nouvelle exposition du musée présente un squelette complet de brontosaure, l'un des plus grands dinosaures ayant jamais existé.

(Substantiv) Brontosaurus [Ein Vertreter der Gattung *Brontosaurus*; ein großer pflanzenfressender Dinosaurier mit langem Hals und Schwanz.]

Die neue Ausstellung des Museums zeigt ein vollständiges Skelett eines **brontosaur**, eines der größten Landtiere, die je gelebt haben.

(名詞) ブロントサウルス属のいずれかの種。

博物館の新展示には、地球上最大の恐竜の一つであるブロントサウルスの完全な骨格が展示されている。

(substantivo) brontossauro [Qualquer membro do gênero Brontosaurus.]

A nova exposição do museu apresenta um esqueleto completo de um brontossauro, um dos maiores dinossauros que já existiram.

Synonyms: Brontosaurus thunder lizard sauropod dinosaur
Word parts: bronto + saur

Related words

saurian

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