noun
Meaning 1
The apatosaurus or brontosaurus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
thunder lizard
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noun
Meaning 2
huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sauropod, sauropod dinosaur
History
Etymology
From thunder + lizard