Diplodocus Definition

dĭ-plŏdə-kəs, dī-
noun
Any of a genus (Diplodocus) of huge, plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Diplodocinae — the diplodocus.

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Noun

Singular:
diplodocus
Plural:
diplodocuses

Origin of Diplodocus

  • 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”).

    From Wiktionary

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