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
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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.
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