Meanings
plural barosauruses
- Any member of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs.
Some of his literary fans could be glimpsed a few weeks ago at PEN’s black-tie gala, paying their respects to Mr. Rushdie as he sipped a drink next to the lumbering barosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History .
2008 May 25, Patricia Cohen, “Now He’s Only Hunted by Cameras”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the genus name.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
barosaurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barosaurus
“barosaurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barosaurus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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