diplodocus

di·plod·o·cus  (d-pld-ks, d-)

n.

A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus that existed during the Jurassic Period.

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[New Latin Diplodocus, genus name : Greek diplo-, diplo- + Greek dokos, beam; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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diplodocus [dɪˈplɒdəkəs ˌdɪpləʊˈdəʊkəs]

n pl -cuses

(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any herbivorous quadrupedal late Jurassic dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, characterized by a very long neck and tail and a total body length of 27 metres: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)

[from New Latin, from diplo- + Greek dokos beam]

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diplodocus  (d-pld-ks)

A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus of the late Jurassic Period. Diplodocus had a long, slender neck and tail and a small head with peglike teeth, and could grow to nearly 27 m (90 ft) in length. Fossilized skin impressions show that it probably had dermal spines along its back. Diplodocus is one of the longest known sauropod dinosaurs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diplodocus - a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America dinosaur - any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era genus Diplodocus - a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda