APATOSAURUS

Meaning of APATOSAURUS in English

/ əˌpætəˈsɔːrəs; NAmE / (also bron·to·saurus ) noun

a very large dinosaur with a long neck and tail

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WORD ORIGIN

modern Latin , from Greek apatē deceit + sauros lizard.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

APATOSAURUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek apatē + sauros lizard Date: circa 1899 brontosaurus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APATOSAURUS — Genus of giant herbivorous dinosaur, one of the largest land animals of all time. Apatosaurus lived between 147 million and …
Английский словарь Британика
APATOSAURUS — ˌapətōˈsȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from apato- (from Greek apatē ) + -saurus : a genus of American …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APATOSAURUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek apatē + sauros lizard Date: circa 1899 : brontosaurus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APATOSAURUS — [ əˌpatə'sɔ:rəs ] ■ noun a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long neck and tail. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
APATOSAURUS — [apato.sau.rus] n [NL, fr. Gk apate + sauros lizard] (ca. 1899): brontosaurus
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APATOSAURUS — formerly Brontosaurus, genus of giant herbivorous dinosaurs, one of the largest land animals of all time, found in Late Jurassic …
Britannica English vocabulary
APATOSAURUS — n. Genus of giant herbivorous dinosaur, one of the largest land animals of all time. Apatosaurus lived between 147 million …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APATOSAURUS — палеонт. апатозавр, бронтозавр (палеонтология) апатозавр, бронтозавр
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APATOSAURUS — n палеонт. апатозавр, бронтозавр
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APATOSAURUS — палеонт. апатозавр, бронтозавр
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
APATOSAURUS — (n) апатозавр; бронтозавр
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
APATOSAURUS — n палеонт. апатозавр, бронтозавр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
APATOSAURUS — n палеонт. апатозавр, бронтозавр
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
APATOSAURUS — палеонт. апатозавр, бронтозавр (палеонтология) апатозавр, бронтозавр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APATOSAURUS — n. Pronunciation: ə - ˌ pa-t ə - ' so ̇ r- ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BRONTOSAURUS — also brontosaur noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek brontē thunder + sauros lizard; akin to Greek bremein to roar Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIPLODOCUS — genus of sauropod dinosaur found as fossils in Late Jurassic rocks of North America and related to Apatosaurus . Diplodocus …
Английский словарь Британика
BRONTOSAURUS — |bräntə|sȯrəs noun also bron·to·saur ˈbräntəˌsȯ(ə)r ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Brontosaurus (former genus name), from bront- + -saurus : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRONTOSAUR — /bron"teuh sawr'/ , n. a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus ) and closely related genera, of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRONTOSAURUS — noun also bron·to·saur ˈbrän-tə-ˌsȯr Etymology: New Latin, from Greek brontē thunder + sauros lizard; akin to Greek bremein to roar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAUROPOD — [ 'sɔ:rəpɒd , 'saʊr- ] ■ noun an apatosaurus, brachiosaurus, or similar huge herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BRONTOSAURUS — [ ˌbrɒntə'sɔ:rəs ] (also brontosaur 'brɒntəsɔ: ) ■ noun another term for apatosaurus . Origin mod. L. (former genus name), …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BRONTOSAURUS — [bron.to.sau.rus] also bron.to.saur n [NL, fr. Gk bronte thunder + sauros lizard; akin to Gk bremein to roar] (1905): any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAUROPOD — any member of the infraorder Sauropoda (suborder Sauropodomorpha) of saurischian dinosaurs marked by large size, four-legged stance, and herbivorous diet. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAURISCHIAN — any member of an order (Saurischia) of dinosaurs with hip bones arranged like those of modern reptiles, hence their name …
Britannica English vocabulary
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JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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BRONTOSAURUS — former name of the dinosaur Apatosaurus (q.v.). The confusion arose in 1874 after a scientist, O.C. Marsh, unearthed some fossils …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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