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brontosaurus

bron·to·sau·rus

US/ˌbrɔnʌˈsɔrʌs/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, bronto- + -saurus (“thunder lizard”), according to the notion that its massive size must have made its footsteps shake the ground.

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