brontosaurs

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brontosaurs - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder
     + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)
     A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic
     era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet
     is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The
     genus is also called Apatosaurus, and individuals of the
     genus are also called brontosaurs.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]