apatosaurus
/əˌpætəˈsɔrəs/
noun
- The scientific genus name for a large plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail, also commonly called apatosaur or brontosaur.
- The museum exhibit explains how Apatosaurus moved in herds.
- Apatosaurus was one of the largest land animals that ever lived.
- Many people used to call Apatosaurus by the name Brontosaurus.