Etymology

brachiosaurus

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Today it means: A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America. Full definition →

taxonomic name Brachiosaurus
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromBrachiosaurus
  2. English todaybrachiosaurus

Borrowed from taxonomic name Brachiosaurus, from brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs.

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