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barosaur

barosaur

9.9
A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck that reaches leaves high in trees
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛrəˌsɔr/
  • Specialized
: barosaurio
  • Scientists believe the barosaur used its long neck to reach vegetation high in trees.

Examples

  • The skeleton of a barosaur towers over visitors at the natural history museum.

  • A barosaur could be as tall as a modern five-story building.

  • The barosaur is one of the tallest dinosaurs ever discovered.

  • Did you know that a barosaur could reach heights of 80 feet?

  • A barosaur could be as tall as a modern five-story building.

  • Scientists believe the barosaur used its long neck to reach vegetation high in trees.

  • The skeleton of a barosaur towers over visitors at the natural history museum.

Synonyms

sauropod
vsbarosaur
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a small head and a very long neck and tail

is one specific member rather than the general category
sauropod dinosaur
vsbarosaur
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A very large plant-eating dinosaur with a small head, long neck and long tail

is a single, specific genus within that larger group
Sauropoda
vsbarosaur
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of very large plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks, long tails and four thick legs

is the narrower single genus inside that scientific group
barosaurus
vsbarosaur
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A very large dinosaur with a long neck, as tall as a five-story building

has identical meaning but differs in word form or ending

Surface Forms

barosaur singular
barosaurs plural

Etymology

The word barosaur comes from Greek parts baro- meaning 'heavy' and -saur meaning 'lizard', the same -saur you see in dinosaur. So thinking of a 'heavy lizard' helps you remember a barosaur was a very large, long-necked dinosaur that could reach high into trees.