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PRONUNCIATION OF BRONTOSAUR

brontosaur  [ˈbrɒntəˌsɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRONTOSAUR

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Brontosaur is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRONTOSAUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

brontosaur

Apatosaurus

Apatosaurus /əˌpætɵˈsɔrəs/, sometimes known by the popular synonym Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived from about 154 to 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period. It was one of the largest land animals known to have ever existed, with an average length of 23 m and a mass of at least 16 metric tons. Fossils of these animals have been found in Nine Mile Quarry and Bone Cabin Quarry in Wyoming and at sites in Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah, present in stratigraphic zones 2–6. By the late 20th century it was discovered that the Brontosaurus was actually not a real dinosaur as it had the bones of different dinosaurs. The cervical vertebrae were less elongated and more heavily constructed than those of Diplodocus and the bones of the leg were much stockier, implying a more robust animal. The tail was held above the ground during normal locomotion. Like most sauropods, Apatosaurus had only a single large claw on each forelimb, with the first three toes on the hind limb possessing claws.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRONTOSAUR


allosaur
ˈæləˌsɔː
apatosaur
əˈpætəˌsɔː
archosaur
ˈɑːkəˌsɔː
carnosaur
ˈkɑːnəˌsɔː
Chickasaw
ˈtʃɪkəˌsɔː
cotylosaur
ˈkɒtɪləˌsɔː
deinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
dinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
hadrosaur
ˈhædrəˌsɔː
ichthyosaur
ˈɪkθɪəˌsɔː
mosasaur
ˈməʊsəˌsɔː
plesiosaur
ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː
pterosaur
ˈtɛrəˌsɔː
quartersaw
ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː
stegosaur
ˈstɛɡəˌsɔː
teleosaur
ˈtɛlɪəˌsɔː
titanosaur
taɪˈtænəˌsɔː
tyrannosaur
tɪˈrænəˌsɔː
vavasor
ˈvævəˌsɔː
vavassor
ˈvævəˌsɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRONTOSAUR

bronchoscopist
bronchoscopy
bronchospasm
bronchospastic
bronchus
bronco
broncobuster
brond
brondyron
brontobyte
brontosauri
brontosaurus
Bronx
Bronx cheer
bronze
bronze age
bronze medal
bronze whaler
bronzed
bronzen

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRONTOSAUR

ankylosaur
balisaur
baur
centaur
coelurosaur
daur
duck-billed dinosaur
elasmosaur
faur
gaur
Kaur
megalosaur
Minotaur
ornithosaur
pelycosaur
pliosaur
scaur
supersaur
waur
whaur

Synonyms and antonyms of brontosaur in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brontosaur» into 25 languages

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brontosaur
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brontosaur
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Brontosaur
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brontosaur
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brontosaur
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brontosaure
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Brontosaur
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brontosaur
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brontosaur
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brontosaur
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Brontosaur
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brontosaur
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அழிந்து போன
75 millions of speakers

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ब्रँन्टोसॉर
75 millions of speakers

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brontosaur
70 millions of speakers

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brontosaur
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brontosaur
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Brontosaur
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Brontosaur
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brontosaur
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Brontosaurs
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Trends of use of brontosaur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRONTOSAUR»

The term «brontosaur» is used very little and occupies the 153.741 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRONTOSAUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brontosaur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRONTOSAUR»

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Rigid Designation and Theoretical Identities
Although a nominalist cannot say that '(x)(x is a brontosaur E x is an apatosaur)' or, to return to the singular—term bearing comparative statement, 'Brontosaurus I Apato— saurus' is necessarily true on account of the designators' both rigidly ...
Joseph LaPorte, 2013
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, ...
However, when we peer into the window from the back side, we see the head of a brontosaur staring us in the face (Figure 10.3)! Frightened, we walk around the window once more, staring at the window sideways. Much to our surprise, ...
Michio Kaku, 1994
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Xtoriez
As she hobbled past, Prince Christopher grabbed his sister by both arms and threw her toward the back of the brontosaur's neck. “Jump!” he shouted. Princess Elsie screamed, and flailing both of her arms and legs, took hold of the neck, and  ...
G. L. Strytler, 2011
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Tracking Dinosaurs: A New Look at an Ancient World
Trackers and attackers Do the tracks of a theropod dinosaur from Texas indicate that it attacked a brontosaur? Many people say the answer is yes. The trackway evidence shows a brontosaur trackway that runs parallel to the supposed attacker ...
M. G. Lockley, 1991
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The Dreampickers
On each ring, was a miniature satellite, formed like an animal of a different species, so there was a tiger, a brontosaur, an elephant, a polar bear, a horse, a camel, a giraffe, a zebra and a kangaroo. 'Both of you choose an animal of your ...
Rahul Bihari, Lama Thupten Chosdar, 2010
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Dinosaur Origami
Brontosaur. Part 1 13 vn CD Valley folds. o o Pleat fold. Unfold. 11 Pleat fold. Pleat fold. Complete first five steps of Base Fold IV for diamond shape, then make valley folds. Start with Base Fold III, then valley fold. Completed part.
Duy Nguyen, 2003
7
Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of Europe
At this site, Brigitte Lange-Badre and colleagues reported the first brontosaur tracks (figure 7.20) from the Upper Jurassic of France.61 Although not abundant or well-preserved, owing to the small size of exposures in limestone quarries from ...
M. G. Lockley, Christian Meyer, 2013
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The Unknown Witches of Oz: Locasta and the Three Adepts
a five-horned dinosaur remarked to the brontosaur petulantly. "She's a fairy. That doesn't count, does it?" said one dinosaur that had two rows of spikes down its back. "I reckon I don't see why," said a pterodactyl the size of an airplane, as it ...
David Hardenbrook, 2001
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Boys' Life
This One of Epanterias's neighbors was the brontosaur (or apato- saur). The brontosaur might also have been Epanterias food. Scientists have commonly believed that allosaurs were too small to eat a brontosaur. The lumbering plant eater ...
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Aquila in the New World
As they spoke (the more taciturn Sasquatius interrupting now and then with a learned word) the two beasts began to go at it with a vengeance, the tyranno- saur lashing away with his tail, the brontosaur's neck darting with surprising agility.
S. P. Somtow, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRONTOSAUR»

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Turtles in the North Country might have to cross the road at this time …
In a 1993 article in Smithsonian magazine, biologist B. Gilbert called them “...creatures who are entitled to regard the brontosaur and mastodon ... «North Country Now, Jun 15»
2
No, people and dinosaurs didn't roam the earth at the same time
A mammoth! Bag yourself a mammoth, and your family survives the winter. So, what if you took down a brontosaur? That's enough food to get ... «Yahoo News Canada, May 15»
3
Say What? Natural History Museum Signage
(I bet that NHM is glad that it's a Diplodocus and not an Apatosaur/Brontosaur—they dodged a nomeclatural bullet there!) My visit to the museum (and I only had ... «Education World, May 15»
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'Brontosaur' revises the family tress of Dinosaurs
It was centuries ago when the name of Brontosaurus was removed from the list of dinosaurs, however an international team of paleontologists ... «The Market Business, Apr 15»
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5 displays to see at Bright Nights at Forest Park
... love dinosaurs, and while not holiday-themed, Jurassic World provides a prehistoric playground of dinosaurs including a brontosaur, raptor, ... «MassLive.com, Dec 14»
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Wells Wins Faulkner-Wisdom Non-Fiction Award
He is a Brontosaur: nine bones and 600 barrels of plaster of paris.” She explodes in mirthless laughter, then continues, “It was Sigmund Freud ... «HottyToddy.com, Nov 14»
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Hillary Clinton is a Shakespeare truther
Twain, in the pamphlet “Is Shakespeare Dead?,” went so far as to call Shakespeare “Brontosaur: nine bones and six hundred barrels of plaster ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»
8
Bronfman Braces for the Five Piano Concertos
“Bronfman the brontosaur!” Philip Roth calls him in “The Human Stain,” as the novel's protagonist watches him play Prokofiev at Tanglewood. «New York Times, Jun 14»
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Twincast / Podcast Episode #93 "Rear Ended"
Transformers News: Twincast / Podcast Episode #93 "Rear Ended". Who can say no to a Mad Max brontosaur?! We also stumbled upon some ... «seibertron.com, May 14»
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Guest Post: bridging the work-skills gap
Specifically, of Brian Switek's “My Beloved Brontosaur“: it was during one of Switek's readings that I first met Anna. We continued to bump into ... «PLoS Blogs, Feb 14»

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