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Meaning of "titanosaur" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TITANOSAUR

From New Latin Tītānosaurus, from Greek Titan + -saur.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TITANOSAUR

taɪˈtænəˌsɔː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TITANOSAUR

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
Titanosaur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TITANOSAUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Titanosaur

Titanosaurs were a diverse group of sauropod dinosaurs, which included Saltasaurus and Isisaurus. It includes some of the heaviest creatures ever to walk the earth, such as Argentinosaurus and Puertasaurus—which are estimated to have weighed up to 90 tonnes. The group's name refers to the much earlier discovery Titanosaurus, a now dubious genus named for the mythological Titans of Ancient Greece. Together with the brachiosaurids and relatives, titanosaurs make up the larger clade Titanosauriformes.

Definition of titanosaur in the English dictionary

The definition of titanosaur in the dictionary is any of various herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaurs of the family Titanosauridae, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Sauropoda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TITANOSAUR

allosaur · apatosaur · archosaur · brontosaur · carnosaur · Chickasaw · cotylosaur · deinosaur · dinosaur · hadrosaur · ichthyosaur · mosasaur · plesiosaur · pterosaur · quartersaw · stegosaur · teleosaur · tyrannosaur · vavasor · vavassor

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TITANOSAUR

titan · titanate · Titanesque · titaness · titania · titanic · titanic acid · titanic oxide · titanically · titaniferous · titanis · Titanism · titanite · titanium · titanium dioxide · titanium oxide · Titanoboa · Titanomachy · titanothere · titanous

WORDS THAT END LIKE TITANOSAUR

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 titanosaur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «titanosaur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TITANOSAUR

Find out the translation of titanosaur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of titanosaur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «titanosaur» in English.
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titanosaur
1,325 millions of speakers
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titanosaurios
570 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
510 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
380 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
280 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
278 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
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titanosaur
260 millions of speakers
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titanosaures
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Titanosaur
190 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
180 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
130 millions of speakers
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타이 테노 사우루스
85 millions of speakers
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Titanosaur
85 millions of speakers
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giống thằn lằn hộ
80 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
75 millions of speakers
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टाटॅनोसॉर
75 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
70 millions of speakers
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titanosauri
65 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
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titanosaur
40 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
30 millions of speakers
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titanosaur
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titanosaur
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titanosaur
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titanosaur
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Trends of use of titanosaur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TITANOSAUR»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TITANOSAUR»

Discover the use of titanosaur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to titanosaur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sauropods: Evolution and Paleobiology
Taxa that are known from both cranial and postcranial data are essential if we are to bridge the gaps in our current understanding of titanosaur anatomy. This “ whole-skeleton” view of Titanosauria allows controversial points in existing ...
Kristina Curry Rogers, Jeffrey A. Wilson, 2005
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Titanosaur Reproductive Biology: Comparison of the Auca ...
Detailed sedimentological studies are essential in order to distinguish biological features from those resulting from taphonomic or geologic phenomena.
Frances Drew Jackson, 2007
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Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
Nevertheless, they have been attributed to the titanosaurs based upon (1) the large size of the eggs (5,500 ml), (2) the presence of titanosaur bones in the same strata, (3) the apparent absence of this type of eggshell where skeletal remains of ...
Kenneth Carpenter, Karl F. Hirsch, John R. Horner, 1996
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Thunder-lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs
15. Evolution. of. the. Titanosaur. Metacarpus. SEBASTIAN. APESTEGUIA. Abstract. The manus in the neosauropods trended toward a tubular configuration very early in their evolution. Although basal titanosauriforms show a trend toward  ...
Virginia Tidwell, Kenneth Carpenter, 2005
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The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs
Poorly documented Indian fossils labeled Bruthathkayosaurus matleyi may or may not be a titanosaur of some 150 tonnes, rivaling or exceeding Amphicoelias in size. BASO-TITANOSAURS Large to enormous titanosaurs of the Late Jurassic  ...
Gregory S. Paul, 2010
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Titanosaurs: Titanosaur, Rapetosaurus, Antarctosaurus, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 199. Not illustrated.
Books Llc, 2010
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First Frontier
The titanosaur was the first to get to its feet. It swung around on its hind legs to face the tyrannosaur and reared upward. As blood poured down its hindquarters from the wounds on its hip, the animal swiveled and began dropping its full weight ...
Diane Carey, James I. Kirkland, 2000
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The Age of Dinosaurs in South America
Ligabuesaurus leanzai This new basal titanosaur was recovered from the Aptian –Albian Cullín Grande Member of the Lohan Cura Formation (Bonaparte, González Riga, and Apesteguía 2006) at the same levels that yielded the possible ...
Fernando E. Novas, 2009
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Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia
Humeri and femora of the basal titanosaur Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand were sampled by core drilling. The sample represents growth series with humeri ranging in size from 7l.0 to I l 0.0 cm and femora ...
Eric Buffetaut, 2009
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Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences ...
Titanosaur. Genus. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter — Data detailed on Vertebrate Paleontology have been presented. According to news reporting originating in La Plata, Argentina, by NewsRx journalists, researchers ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TITANOSAUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term titanosaur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Australia's largest discovered dinosaur, a Titanosaur called Cooper …
Australia's largest dinosaur ever to be discovered is set to go on display to the public with the opening of the Eromanga Natural History Museum in the coming ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
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Dinosaur Fossil Is Found on Construction Site in Minas Gerais
In the last ten years, three species of titanosaur were discovered in the Mineiro Triangle: the Trigonosaurus pricei, the Baurutitan britoi and the Uberabatitan ... «Folha.com, Jul 15»
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Huge dinosaur on display in Argentina
... Trelew to see the bones of the new species of mega-dino. It was discovered by scientists in 2014. Scientists say Titanosaur is the largest dinosaur ever found. «9NEWS.com, Jun 15»
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Paleontologists Downsize Giant Titanosaur Dreadnoughtus schrani
A team of paleontologists headed by Dr Karl Bates from the University of Liverpool has shown that a supermassive titanosaurian dinosaur called Dreadnoughtus ... «Sci-News.com, Jun 15»
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Tracking Titanosaurs in Argentina
Dinosaurs aren't just tracked down in movies like "Jurassic World." Scientists in Argentina are tracking titanosaurs -- the largest sauropod dinosaurs and among ... «Discovery News, Jun 15»
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New species of herbivorous dinosaur discovered in Siberia
The bones belonged to an adult titanosaur, a four-legged Saurischian dinosaur that lived from the Jurassic period and until the end of the Mesozoic era. Source: ... «Russia and India Report, Apr 15»
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Russian scientists discover new species of herbivorous dinosaur
The bones belonged to an adult titanosaur, a four-legged Saurischian dinosaur that lived from the Jurassic period and until the end of the Mesozoic era. Source: ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Apr 15»
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A love for dinosaurs is just one of Mike Habib's many passions
Always on the move, Habib just returned from New Mexico, where he's excavating a giant titanosaur and has a couple weeks on campus to plan the coursework ... «USC News, Sep 14»
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Thought that last dinosaur was BIG? This one's bloody ENORMOUS
Pic Paleontologists at Ohio Uni have unearthed the partial skeleton of an entirely new species of titanosaur – the massive herbivores that were the largest ... «Register, Sep 14»
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Drexel Team Unveils Dreadnoughtus: A Gigantic, Exceptionally …
The new dinosaur belongs to a group of large plant eaters known as titanosaurs. The fossil was unearthed over four field seasons from 2005 through 2009 by ... «DrexelNow, Sep 14»
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