diplodocusn.

/dɪˈplɒdəkəs/

/ˌdɪpləʊˈdəʊkəs/

Etymology: modern Latin (O. C. Marsh 1878, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 3rd Ser. XVI. 414), < Greek διπλόος double + δοκός a beam.

An individual of the extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs of the order Sauropoda, of which remains have been found in the Upper Jurassic of western North America. Also allusively.

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Apatosaurus1878

Brontosaurus1879

diplodocus1884

brontosaur1892

apatosaur1895

1884 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 127 161 The skull of Diplodocus is of moderate size.

1890 Guide Exhib. Galleries Dept. Geol. & Palæontol. Brit. Mus.: Pt. II 9 The Diplodocus, an animal intermediate in size between Atlantosaurus and Morosaurus.

1905 E. R. Lankester Extinct Animals v. 204 Mr. Andrew Carnegie has presented to the Natural History Museum a complete reconstruction of the skeleton of a closely allied Dinosaur—the Diplodocus—which was excavated in Wyoming.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 6 July 2/1 Divo Pietro Aretino, the heroic literary blackguard, the diplodocus of the reptile press.

1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. xi. 242 Diplodocus (herbivorous, gigantic, and semi-aquatic).

1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism xlii. 162 Adam Smith's eighteen men are as extinct as the diplodocus.

1962 E. H. Colbert Dinosaurs vi. 111 In the long, attenuated sauropod Diplodocus, from western North America, the nostrils are on the very top of the skull.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	diplodocus
释义	diplodocusn. /dɪˈplɒdəkəs//ˌdɪpləʊˈdəʊkəs/ Etymology: modern Latin (O. C. Marsh 1878, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 3rd Ser. XVI. 414), < Greek διπλόος double + δοκός a beam. An individual of the extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs of the order Sauropoda, of which remains have been found in the Upper Jurassic of western North America. Also allusively. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > order Saurischia > order Sauropoda > Brontosaurus or diplodocus Apatosaurus1878 Brontosaurus1879 diplodocus1884 brontosaur1892 apatosaur1895 1884 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 127 161 The skull of Diplodocus is of moderate size. 1890 Guide Exhib. Galleries Dept. Geol. & Palæontol. Brit. Mus.: Pt. II 9 The Diplodocus, an animal intermediate in size between Atlantosaurus and Morosaurus. 1905 E. R. Lankester Extinct Animals v. 204 Mr. Andrew Carnegie has presented to the Natural History Museum a complete reconstruction of the skeleton of a closely allied Dinosaur—the Diplodocus—which was excavated in Wyoming. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 6 July 2/1 Divo Pietro Aretino, the heroic literary blackguard, the diplodocus of the reptile press. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. xi. 242 Diplodocus (herbivorous, gigantic, and semi-aquatic). 1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism xlii. 162 Adam Smith's eighteen men are as extinct as the diplodocus. 1962 E. H. Colbert Dinosaurs vi. 111 In the long, attenuated sauropod Diplodocus, from western North America, the nostrils are on the very top of the skull. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1884
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