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Webster 1913 Edition
Camarasaurus
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Camˊa-ra-sau′rus
,Noun.
[NL. fr. Gr. [GREEK] a vaulted chamber + [GREEK] lizard.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebræ.
Definition 2024
Camarasaurus
Camarasaurus
See also: camarasaurus
Translingual
Proper noun
Camarasaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Camarasauridae – the most common of the giant sauropods whose remains are found in North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Dinosauria - superorder, Saurischia - order, Eusaurischia - taxon, Sauropodomorpha - suborder, Sauropoda - infraorder, Eusauropoda - taxon, Neosauropoda - taxon, Macronaria - taxon; Camarasauromorpha - superfamily; Camarasauridae - family
Hyponyms
- For the numerous species see Camarasaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
camarasaurus
camarasaurus
See also: Camarasaurus