brachiosaur
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- noun
- /ˈbrækiəˌsɔr/
:
braquiosaurio
- During the Jurassic period, the brachiosaur roamed the Earth as one of the largest herbivores of its time.
Examples
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Paleontologists discovered a complete brachiosaur skeleton, which provided valuable insights into its size and habitat.
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Grant moves forward and tries to feed the brachiosaur.
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The brachiosaur makes a loud honking noise, startling Grant and the kids.
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The entire brachiosaur skeleton collapses like a house of cards, sending Ellie to the ground.
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Grant, never tearing his eyes from the brachiosaur, reaches over and grabs Ellie's head, turning it to face the animal.
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So, yeah, the aging brachiosaur, known to be in poor health, broke out of the Cobble Hill Park enclosure where it had been living while receiving medical attention.
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Grant awakens, only a little bit asleep, as a brachiosaur's head pushes into the tree branches, right up beside them.
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It's much too far to jump to the lobby floor, so Grant climbs gingerly onto the nearest skeleton, the towering brachiosaur.
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The brachiosaur was known for its long neck, allowing it to reach high leaves in the trees.
Synonyms
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A name people use for any very large dinosaur with a long neck that eats plants
Surface Forms
Morphology
brachiosaur = brachio- + -saur (opaque) = brachio + saur
Even if a learner knows the combining forms, 'arm-lizard' does not make the specific dinosaur meaning readily predictable.
Etymology
Brachiosaur comes from Greek parts brachio- meaning 'arm' and -saur meaning 'lizard', so it literally means an 'arm lizard' and gives a clear picture of this plant-eating dinosaur with very long front legs and a long neck.