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Definition of brachiosaurus in English: brachiosaurusnounˌbrakɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs A huge herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic to mid Cretaceous periods, with forelegs much longer than the hind legs. Genus Brachiosaurus, infraorder Sauropoda, order Saurischia Example sentencesExamples - The huge size of brachiosaurs led some researchers to suggest that they spent most of their time submerged in water.
- As Christians who reject evolutionary theory, the family scoffed at the park's dinosaur attractions, which date the apatosaurus, brachiosaurus and the like to prehistoric times.
- They found embedded in solid rock what they believe to be the pelvis of a primitive sauropod, a four-legged, plant-eating dinosaur similar to better-known creatures such as brachiosaurus and diplodocus.
- Two brachiosauri with a Christ complex walk across a prehistoric lake mural on the side of the building.
- Apparently, palaeontologists have wondered for years as to why the brachiosaurus didn't collapse under its own weight.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek brakhiōn 'arm' + sauros 'lizard'. Rhymes brontosaurus, canorous, chorus, Epidaurus, giganotosaurus, Horus, megalosaurus, pelorus, porous, sorus, stegosaurus, Taurus, thesaurus, torus, tyrannosaurus |