What's the difference between brontosaur and brontosaurus?

Brontosaur


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  • (1) The species shared characteristics with herbivores that walked on two legs, Yates said, but also had similar attributes to dinosaurs known as sauropods, or brontosaurs, that grew to huge sizes and walked on all fours.

Brontosaurus


Definition:

  • (n.) A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His famous description of the Aslef leader Ray Buckton as a brontosaurus was certainly effective, but Peter's legendary good humour made it almost affectionate too.

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