Translingual

Brontosaurus parvus cast skeleton

Proper noun

Brontosaurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diplodocidae – certain large long-necked sauropods; formerly merged into Apatosaurus.

Usage notes

First named in 1879. The original species B. excelsus was reclassified as Apatosaurus excelsus in 1903, and the genus was thence regarded as a junior synonym of Apatosaurus. A study published in 2015 reinstated Brontosaurus as a separate genus (including also B. yahnahpin and B. parvus), although not all palaeontologists agree with the new grouping.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Dinosauria - superorder; Saurischia - order; Eusaurischia - taxon; Sauropodomorpha - suborder; Sauropoda - infraorder; Eusauropoda - taxon; Neosauropoda - taxon; Diplodocoidea - superfamily; Diplodocidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Brontosaurus excelsus (type species)
  • †Brontosaurus yahnahpin, †Brontosaurus parvus (other species)

English

Wikispecies

Noun

brontosaurus ‎(plural brontosauruses)

1. One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.

Synonyms

• brontosaur, thunder lizard

Finnish

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bron‧to‧sau‧rus

Noun

brontosaurus

1. brontosaur

Declension