- brontosaur
- noun see brontosaurus
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
brontosaur
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brontosaur — ron 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] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brontosàur — m zool. geol. vrsta velikog divovskog reptila, izumrlog gmaza biljoždera iz jurske porodice sauropoda (Brontosaurus); brontozoum, {{c=1}}usp. {{ref}}apatosaur{{/ref}} ✧ {{001f}}nlat. ← grč … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
brontosaur — brontosàur m DEFINICIJA zool. geol. veliki divovski reptil, izumrli gmaz biljožder iz jurske porodice sauropoda (Brontosaurus); brontozoum, usp. apatosaur ETIMOLOGIJA nlat. brontosaurus ← grč. brontḗ: grom, grmljavina + saȗros: gušter … Hrvatski jezični portal
brontosaur — ☆ brontosaur [brän′tō sôr΄, brän΄təsôr΄ ] n. [ModL < Gr brontē, thunder (for IE base see BROME) + SAUR] APATOSAURUS: also brontosaurus [brän΄tō sôəs] brontosaurian [brän΄tō sôr′ē ən, brän΄tə sôr′ē ən] adj … English World dictionary
brontosaur — /bron teuh sawr /, n. a huge sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus) and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a massive body, a small head and long neck, and thick columnar limbs, and ranging up to 77… … Universalium
brontosaur — noun An apatosaur … Wiktionary
brontosaur — n. huge herbivorous prehistoric dinosaur … English contemporary dictionary
brontosaur — bron·to·saur … English syllables
brontosaur — bron•to•saur [[t]ˈbrɒn təˌsɔr[/t]] n. 1) pal a huge sauropod dinosaur of the Jurassic genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus), having a long, flexible neck and thick limbs 2) pal any sauropod • Etymology: < NLBrontosaurus(1879) = Gk bronto … From formal English to slang
brontosaur — noun huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic • Syn: ↑apatosaur, ↑apatosaurus, ↑brontosaurus, ↑thunder lizard, ↑Apatosaurus excelsus • Hypernyms: ↑sauropod, ↑sauropod dinosaur … Useful english dictionary
