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diplodocus

di·plod·o·cus [ di plóddəkəss ] (plural di·plod·o·cus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
large dinosaur: a large herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic Period that had four legs and a very long neck and tail. It had nostrils near the top of the head, indicating that it spent time in deep water. Genus Diplodocus.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek diploos "double" + dokos "beam"]
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