Meanings
nounbrachiosaurus (plural brachiosauruses or brachiosauri)
plural brachiosauruses · plural brachiosauri
- A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.
Origin
- taxonomic nameBrachiosaurus
- Englishbrachiosaurus
Borrowed from taxonomic name Brachiosaurus, from brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs.
More words from taxonomic name
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腕龍 /腕龙
- 腕龍 /腕龙 (wànlóng)herbivorous dinosaur
Finnish brachiosaurus
- brachiosaurusherbivorous dinosaur
French brachiosaure
- brachiosaureherbivorous dinosaur
German Brachiosaurus
- Brachiosaurusherbivorous dinosaur
Greek βραχιόσαυρος
- βραχιόσαυρος (vrachiósavros)herbivorous dinosaur
Italian brachiosauro
- brachiosauroherbivorous dinosaur
Japanese ブラキオサウルス
- ブラキオサウルス (burakiosaurusu)herbivorous dinosaur
Korean 브라키오사우루스
- 브라키오사우루스 (beurakiosauruseu)herbivorous dinosaur
Polish brachiozaur
- brachiozaurherbivorous dinosaur
Portuguese braquiossauro
- braquiossauroherbivorous dinosaur
Russian брахиоза́вр
- брахиоза́вр (braxiozávr)herbivorous dinosaur
Turkish brakiyozor
- brakiyozorherbivorous dinosaur
Cite this entry
APA
brachiosaurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiosaurus
MLA
“brachiosaurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiosaurus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachiosaurus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachiosaurus.
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