brachiosaurus
pronunciation
How to pronounce brachiosaurus in British English:
UK [ˌbrækiəˈsɔːrəs]
How to pronounce brachiosaurus in American English:
US [ ˌbrækiəˈsɔːrəs]
Word Origin
- brachiosaurus (n.)
- 1903, Modern Latin, from Greek brakhion "arm" (see brachio-) + -saurus. The forelegs are notably longer than the hind legs.
Example
- 1. A brachiosaurus slimmed down from 32 tonnes to 16 .
- 2. Brachiosaurus compared to a human ; credit : matt martyniuk
- 3. Sauropods like brachiosaurus and diplodocus were the biggest beasts to ever roam the earth .
- 4. Gary packard of colorado state university and his colleagues do not deny that creatures like apatosaurus , brachiosaurus and diplodocus were big-and bigger than any terrestrial mammal .