Diplodocus

//daɪˈplɒdəkəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
  2. 2
    a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) and δοκός (dokós, “beam”).

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