'Apatosaurus' definitions:
Definition of 'apatosaurus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic [syn: apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard, Apatosaurus excelsus]
Definition of 'Apatosaurus'
From: GCIDE
- Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the genus are also called brontosaurs. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'apatosaurus'
From: GCIDE
- brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) a dinosaur of the genus Brontosaurus; an individual may also be called a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus. [PJC]