Meaning & use
Brachiosaur
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A member of a group of large, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs with front legs longer than their back legs, typified by Brachiosaurus.
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The museum's skeleton of a brachiosaur towers over visitors in the main hall.
Brachiosaurs likely used their long necks to feed on tall trees, like modern giraffes.
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"Brachiosaur" is the informal, common-noun form of "Brachiosaurus," derived from Greek words meaning "arm lizard," a reference to its unusually long front limbs.
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