diplodocus

di·plod·o·cus

 (dĭ-plŏd′ə-kəs, dī-)

n.

A very large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus of the Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a small head, and hind legs longer than the front legs.

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

diplodocus

(dɪˈplɒdəkəs; ˌdɪpləʊˈdəʊkəs)

n, pl -cuses

(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)

[C19: from New Latin, from diplo- + Greek dokos beam]

di•plod•o•cus

(dɪˈplɒd ə kəs)

n., pl. -cus•es.

any North American sauropod dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus: it grew to a length of about 87 ft. (26.5 m).

[< New Latin (1878) =diplo- diplo- + Greek dokós beam, bar, shaft]

di·plod·o·cus

(dĭ-plŏd′ə-kəs)

A very large plant-eating dinosaur of the Jurassic Period. Diplodocus had a long, slender neck and tail and a small head with peg-like teeth, and could grow to nearly 90 feet (27 meters) in length. It is one of the longest sauropod dinosaurs known.

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

Translations

диплодок