Brachiosaurus
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- proper noun
- /ˌbrækiˈoʊsɔrəs/
- Informal
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Brachiosaurus
Examples
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It's a Brachiosaurus.
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The Brachiosaurus was one of the largest dinosaurs, known for its long neck and impressive height.
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In the documentary, they showcased a life-size model of a Brachiosaurus that amazed all the children.
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Paleontologists discovered fossils of a Brachiosaurus, which helped them understand how these giant creatures lived.
Synonyms
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A large extinct animal from long ago, like T. rex
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A short informal word for a dinosaur that children use
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A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck that walked on four legs
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A large, long-necked plant-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic with longer front legs than back legs
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A very large dinosaur that eats plants and has four legs and a long neck and tail
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A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck that lived in North America
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A large plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and tail that walks on four legs
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A large long-necked plant-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic with a box-shaped skull
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A group of extinct dinosaurs with lizard-like hips, like Tyrannosaurus and Brachiosaurus
A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a small head, long neck and long tail
A group of very large plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks, long tails and four thick legs
A group of very large dinosaurs with long necks and small heads that eat plants
A group of very large plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks from the Cretaceous
The name of a very large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck that lived in South America during the Cretaceous
A very large dinosaur from Argentina that ate plants
A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck
A large dinosaur that eats plants with a very long neck and tail
A dinosaur with three-pronged hip bones like a crocodile, including plant-eaters and meat-eaters
A dinosaur with hip bones like a crocodile, including plant-eaters and meat-eaters
How Big
- Specialized
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Brachiosaurus = brachio + saurus
Although composed of recognisable classical combining forms to specialists, the informal usage for large long-necked sauropods is technical and not transparently derivable by typical learners.
Etymology
Brachiosaurus is often used as a general name for any very large, long-necked sauropod, and a helpful way to remember this is its name comes from Greek parts brachio- 'arm' and -saurus 'lizard'. Because these giants had long front legs and could reach high leaves, people call similar big dinosaurs 'Brachiosaurus' even when they are not the exact species.