Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus of the Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a small head, and hind legs longer than the front legs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of sauropod dinosaurs, based on remains from the Upper Jurassic of Colorado.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs , of the genusDiplodocus , known asfossils from the lateJurassic inNorth America .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The dinosaur excavated at Chalk Cliff in 1875 became known as diplodocus, and some years later along the border of Colorado and Utah an expedition financed by Andrew Carnegie dug up two beautiful specimens.
Centennial Michener, James 1974
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I had had the idea that the diplodocus was a land-animal, but evidently it is partially amphibious.
The People That Time Forgot Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912
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Once again he became something not too far from the loving "diplodocus" of my childhood.
Michael Henry Adams: Thomas Hoving, Wendy Burden and the End of Elite Privelige? 2010
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Once again he became something not too far from the loving "diplodocus" of my childhood.
Thomas Hoving, Wendy Burden and the End of Elite Privelige? 2010
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Among the grandest was Chicago's Union Station, a huge vault filled with gilt lampposts and flags large enough to drape the coffin of a patriotic diplodocus.
Amtrak adventures Anna Pickard 2010
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The sauropods include many of the best known prehistoric animals, such as diplodocus and apatosaurus – the dinosaur formerly known as brontosaurus.
Dinosaurs with long necks were like 1950s vacuum cleaners, say scientists 2011
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Dappled diplodocus near dublin street, originally uploaded by J.
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2010
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Dappled diplodocus near dublin street, originally uploaded by J.
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2010
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Blog Guelph: Dappled diplodocus near dublin street
Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2010
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The following month, Mr Johnson was attacked, also in The Guardian, by John Sauven, director of Greenpeace, who accused him of "diplodocus rhetoric" and of "disappearing under the rising tide of environmental awareness".
Archive 2008-02-01 Not a sheep 2008
chained_bear commented on the word diplodocus
I like the phrase huge quadrupedal herbivore.
August 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word diplodocus
It is tasty.
August 18, 2008
mollusque commented on the word diplodocus
Like chicken?
August 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word diplodocus
More gamy, I'd say.
August 18, 2008
yarb commented on the word diplodocus
I've always wondered what dinosaur flesh would taste like - ostrich? Buffalo? Venison? I'm imagining the mid-point of that triangle.
August 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word diplodocus
I can't say I've ever entertained that thought until now. But it would definitely need mustard.
August 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word diplodocus
Yes, brown spicy mustard. (Which I do not demand often, as my love for French's should attest.)
Since they're reptilian, yarb, might you consider the flavor of gator meat rather than, say, buffalo?
August 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word diplodocus
Just a dollop, mind you.
August 19, 2008