argentinosaur
- noun
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argentinosaurio
- The argentinosaur was one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered.
Examples
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The fossils of an argentinosaur were discovered in Argentina over a decade ago.
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Did you know that the argentinosaur lived during the Cretaceous period?
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Scientists believe the argentinosaur could have weighed over 70 tons.
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Unlike carnivorous dinosaurs, the argentinosaur was strictly a plant-eater.
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The fossils of an argentinosaur were discovered in Argentina over a decade ago.
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Scientists believe the argentinosaur could have weighed over 70 tons.
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Unlike carnivorous dinosaurs, the argentinosaur was strictly a plant-eater.
Synonyms
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A very large dinosaur that eats plants and has four legs and a long neck and tail
A very large dinosaur from Argentina that ate plants
A very large dinosaur that eats plants, with a long thin neck and long tail
A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck that lived in South America during the Cretaceous
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Etymology
Argentinosaur comes from Argentina and the Greek root sauros meaning 'lizard'. So it literally means 'Argentina lizard' and helps you remember it was a huge plant-eating dinosaur found in Argentina.