Barosaurus
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the genus Barosaurus of long-tailed, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs. no-plural
"Some of his literary fans could be glimpsed a few weeks ago at PEN’s black-tie gala, paying their respects to Mr. Rushdie as he sipped a drink next to the lumbering barosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History ."
- 2 a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall wordnet
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More examples"Some of his literary fans could be glimpsed a few weeks ago at PEN’s black-tie gala, paying their respects to Mr. Rushdie as he sipped a drink next to the lumbering barosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History ."
Etymology
From the genus name.