What does "diplodocus" mean?

Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.

What is a synonym for "diplodocus"?

Common synonyms include: animal, dinosaur, mammoth.

Pronounced //daɪˈplɒdəkəs//.

//daɪˈplɒdəkəs// noun

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Noun

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

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

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