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词汇 brachiosaurus
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Definition of brachiosaurus in English:

brachiosaurus

nounˌbrakɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs
  • A huge herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic to mid Cretaceous periods, with forelegs much longer than the hind legs.

    腕龙(侏罗纪后期至白垩纪中期一种前腿远长于后腿的食草大恐龙)

    Genus Brachiosaurus, infraorder Sauropoda, order Saurischia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The huge size of brachiosaurs led some researchers to suggest that they spent most of their time submerged in water.
    • As Christians who reject evolutionary theory, the family scoffed at the park's dinosaur attractions, which date the apatosaurus, brachiosaurus and the like to prehistoric times.
    • They found embedded in solid rock what they believe to be the pelvis of a primitive sauropod, a four-legged, plant-eating dinosaur similar to better-known creatures such as brachiosaurus and diplodocus.
    • Two brachiosauri with a Christ complex walk across a prehistoric lake mural on the side of the building.
    • Apparently, palaeontologists have wondered for years as to why the brachiosaurus didn't collapse under its own weight.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek brakhiōn 'arm' + sauros 'lizard'.

Rhymes

brontosaurus, canorous, chorus, Epidaurus, giganotosaurus, Horus, megalosaurus, pelorus, porous, sorus, stegosaurus, Taurus, thesaurus, torus, tyrannosaurus
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