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diplodocus

/dih-plod-uh-kuhs/US // dɪˈplɒd ə kəs //UK // (dɪˈplɒdəkəs, ˌdɪpləʊˈdəʊkəs) //

大象,大龙,大龙虾,大头龙

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural di·plod·o·cus·es.

    • : a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, from the Late Jurassic Epoch of western North America, growing to a length of about 87 feet.

Examples

  • The diplodocus, meanwhile, had been looking down upon the scene with half-bewildered apprehension.

  • The tricky Jarmuthians, however, mount their men on a diplodocus, a huge dinosaur some eighty-seven feet in length.

  • "Dip," he called the enormous skeleton, though its full name was Diplodocus.

  • The Diplodocus skull is widely different from the other two in size and proportions and in the characters of teeth.

  • This proved to be the previously unknown hind limb of the great dinosaur Diplodocus.