Definitions

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  • noun biology Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin Brāchiosaurus, genus name; see brachiosaurus.]

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Examples

  • "Finally, I beg forgiveness from all brachiosaur lovers, that so beautiful an animal as 'Brachiosaurus' brancai now has to be known by so inelegant a name as Giraffatitan."

    "Nothing remains. We could run when the rain slows." ellen_datlow 2009

  • Nowhere is this more clear than in the scene when everyone first arrives on the island and sees a brachiosaur for the first time.

    Jurassic Park vs. Jurassic Park 3: Lament for a Fallen Franchise | /Film 2009

  • So do leaders at Project Creation in Mount Juliet, Tenn., who would need to raise about $1 million to assemble 30 to 50 pterodactyl and brachiosaur replicas to mingle with live chickens and goats.

    Studio execs: dumb white men 2005

  • While I think it would be useful if this apparently diagnostic brachiosaur were named, I guess I’m bowing to peer pressure.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • While I think it would be useful if this apparently diagnostic brachiosaur were named, I guess I’m bowing to peer pressure.

    Obscure dinosaurs of the Kimmeridge Clay Darren Naish 2006

  • Besides, what could be more fascinating to work with than a 45-foot-tall brachiosaur? "

    The T. Rex Tour 2007

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