titanosaur
[ tahy-tan-uh-sawr, tahyt-n-uh- ]
/ taɪˈtæn əˌsɔr, ˈtaɪt n ə- /
noun
any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having a long, thin neck and a long, whiplike tail.
Words nearby titanosaur
titanite,
titanium,
titanium dioxide,
titanium white,
titanomachy,
titanosaur,
titanothere,
titanous,
titans,
titarakura,
titbit
British Dictionary definitions for titanosaur
titanosaur
/ (taɪˈtænəˌsɔː) /
noun
any of various herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaurs of the family Titanosauridae, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)
Word Origin for titanosaur
C19: from New Latin
Tītānosaurus, from Greek
Titan +
-saur
Scientific definitions for titanosaur
titanosaur
[ tī-tăn′ə-sôr′, tīt′n- ]
Any of various very large sauropod dinosaurs of the group Titanosauria of the Cretaceous Period. The titanosaurs were the last group of sauropods to evolve and probably include the largest sauropods ever (belonging to the genus Argentinosaurus). Some specimens were armored with bony plates.