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brachiosaurus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Late Jurassic in North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Brachiosaurus, from brachio- + -saurus; literally “arm lizard”, relating to the great length of its forelegs compared to its hindlegs.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 腕龍 /腕龙 (wànlóng) — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Finnish: brachiosaurus — herbivorous dinosaur
  • French: brachiosaure — herbivorous dinosaur
  • German: Brachiosaurus — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Greek: βραχιόσαυρος (vrachiósavros) — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Italian: brachiosauro — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Japanese: ブラキオサウルス (burakiosaurusu) — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Korean: 브라키오사우루스 (beurakiosauruseu) — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Polish: brachiozaur — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Portuguese: braquiossauro — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Russian: брахиоза́вр (braxiozávr) — herbivorous dinosaur
  • Turkish: brakiyozor — herbivorous dinosaur