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brontosaurus

/bɹˌɔntəsˈɔɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
bron-tosaurus
IPA
/bɹˌɔntəsˈɔɹəs/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus †Brontosaurus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs with whip-like tails, which lived in present-day United States during the Late Jurassic period.

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, bronto- + -saurus (“thunder lizard”), according to the notion that its massive size must have made its footsteps shake the ground.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

brontosauruses (plural) brontosauri (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

brachiosaurus diplodocus apatosaurus more at list of sauropods

Synonyms

brontosaur thunder lizard apatosaur apatosaurus apatosaurus excelsus

Rhymes With

morris chorus doris horace porous taurus horus thesaurus tyrannosaurus mcmorris stegosaurus dilophosaurus

Questions

How do you pronounce brontosaurus?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˌɔntəsˈɔɹəs/.
What does brontosaurus mean?
Any member of the genus †Brontosaurus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs with whip-like tails, which lived in present-day United States during the Late Jurassic period.
Where does brontosaurus come from?
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, bronto- + -saurus (“thunder lizard”), according to the notion that its massive size must have made its footsteps shake the ground.

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