Brontosaurus

/ˌbrɒntəˈsɔːrəs/ noun

Definition

A huge long-necked dinosaur from the late Jurassic period (around 150 million years ago) that could reach over 70 feet long.

Etymology

From Greek 'bronte' (thunder) and 'sauros' (lizard), literally meaning 'thunder lizard.' Named in 1879 by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh.

Kelly Says

Brontosaurs are the movie monsters of the dinosaur world—they became so famous in popular culture that kids in the 1980s-2000s grew up seeing them in every dinosaur book, even when scientists weren't sure they were real.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብራኪዮሳውርስ
bra-kee-o-sa-wurs
ARالعربية
بونتوصور
boon-toh-soo-r
BNবাংলা
ব্রন্টোসর
bron-toh-sor
CACatalà
brontosauri
bron-toh-SAWR-ee
CSČeština
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
DADansk
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
DEDeutsch
Brontosaurus
BRON-toh-SAWR-us
ELΕλληνικά
μπρακιόσαυρος
mbra-kee-oh-SAWR-os
ESEspañol
brontosaurio
bron-toh-SAWR-ee-oh
FAفارسی
براکیوسور
bra-kee-o-soor
FISuomi
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
FRFrançais
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
GUGU
બ્રોન્ટોસોર
bron-toh-soor
HAHA
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
HEעברית
ברונטוזאורוס
bro-non-toh-soh-roos
HIहिन्दी
ब्रोंटोसोर
bron-toh-soor
HUMagyar
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
IGIG
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
ITItaliano
brontosauro
bron-toh-SAWR-oh
JA日本語
ブラキオサウルス
buraki-osauru-su
KKKK
бронтозавр
bron-toh-zav-r
KMKM
ប្រាគីយូសូរ
pra-kee-yoo-soor
KO한국어
브라키오사우루스
beuraki-osauru-seu
MRMR
ब्रॉन्टोसॉर
bron-toh-soor
MSBahasa Melayu
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရန်တိုစေါရ
bra-n-toh-so-yar
NLNederlands
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
NONorsk
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰੋਂਟੋਸਾਉਰ
bron-toh-soor
PLPolski
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
PTPortuguês
brontosauro
bron-toh-SAWR-oh
RORomână
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
RUРусский
брахиозавр
brakhi-o-zav-r
SVSvenska
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
SWKiswahili
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
TAதமிழ்
பிராக்கியோசோருஸ்
pra-ak-ee-o-sa-roos
TEతెలుగు
బ్రాకియోసావర్స్
bra-kee-o-sa-var-s
THไทย
บราคีโอซอौरัส
bra-kee-o-so-raat
TLTL
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
TRTürkçe
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
UKУкраїнська
брахіозавр
brakhi-o-zav-r
URاردو
بونٹوسور
boon-toh-soor
VITiếng Việt
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
YOYO
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us
ZH中文
梁龙
liáng lóng
ZUZU
brontosaurus
bron-toh-SAWR-us

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