Diplodocus Definition
dĭ-plŏdə-kəs, dī-
noun
Any of a genus (Diplodocus) of huge, plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Diplodocinae — the diplodocus.
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Other Word Forms of Diplodocus
Noun
Singular:
diplodocus
Plural:
diplodocusesOrigin of Diplodocus
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New Latin Diplodocus genus name Greek diplo- diplo- Greek dokos beam dek- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From diplo- (“double”) + Ancient Greek δοκός (dokos, “beam”).
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