gongxianosaur

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noun

Any dinosaur of the Jurassic sauropod genus Gongxianosaurus, one of the earlier genera of sauropods.

OriginChinese 珙县 →
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Meanings

noungongxianosaur (plural gongxianosaurs)

plural gongxianosaurs

  1. Any dinosaur of the Jurassic sauropod genus Gongxianosaurus, one of the earlier genera of sauropods.

Origin

  1. Chinese珙县
  2. Englishgongxianosaur

Clipping of taxonomic name Gongxianosaurus, from Chinese 珙县 (Gǒng Xiàn), the village where its fossils were found.

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