apatosaurus

[ ə-păt′ə-sôr′əs ]
apatosaur (ə-păt′ə-sôr′)

A very large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (or Brontosaurus) of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head. See Note at brontosaurus.

Words nearby apatosaurus

apatetic, apathetic, apathism, apathy, apatite, apatosaurus, apb, apc, ape, ape hangers, ape-man

Example sentences from the Web for apatosaurus

  • This was about thirty feet long, and is known as Apatosaurus grandis.

    Extinct Monsters |H. N. Hutchinson