Plateosaurus

noun

Plat·​e·​o·​sau·​rus

ˌplatēəˈsȯrəs

: a genus of moderate-sized chiefly bipedal Triassic saurischian dinosaurs on the ancestral line of the Sauropoda

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek platē oar + New Latin -saurus; akin to Greek platys flat, broad

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