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barosaurus

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bar·o·saur   (bâr'ə-sôr')   
n.  Any of various large sauropod dinosaurs of the genus Barosaurus of the late Jurassic Period, closely related to the diplodocus.

[New Latin Barosaurus, genus name : Greek baros, weight; see baro- + Greek sauros, lizard.]
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barosaurus

noun
a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall [syn: barosaur
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