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titanosaur
[ tahy-tan-uh-sawr, tahyt-n-uh- ]
noun
- any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having a long, thin neck and a long, whiplike tail.
titanosaur
/ taɪˈtænəˌsɔː /
noun
- any of various herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaurs of the family Titanosauridae, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)
titanosaur
/ tī-tăn′ə-sôr′,tīt′n- /
- Any of various very large sauropod dinosaurs of the group Titanosauria of the Cretaceous Period. The titanosaurs were the last group of sauropods to evolve and probably include the largest sauropods ever (belonging to the genus Argentinosaurus ). Some specimens were armored with bony plates.
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Origin of titanosaur1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of titanosaur1
C19: from New Latin Tītānosaurus, from Greek Titan + -saur
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