[tahy-tan-uh-sawr, tahyt-n-uh-] 
| any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having a long, thin neck and a long, whiplike tail. |
| ti·tan·o·saur (tī-tān'ə-sôr', tīt'n-) n. Any of various plant-eating, amphibious sauropod dinosaurs of the genus Titanosaurus, common during the Cretaceous Period especially in South America. [New Latin Tītānosaurus, genus name : Greek Tītān, Titan + Greek sauros, lizard.] |
| titanosaur (tī-tān'ə-sôr', tīt'n-) Pronunciation Key
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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