barosaur


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barosaur

(ˈbærəˌsɔː)
n
a large herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and tail, similar to the diplodocus
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Noun1.barosaur - a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tallbarosaur - a dinosaur that could grow to be as tall as a building five stories tall
sauropod, sauropod dinosaur - very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
genus Barosaurus - huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic
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It listed all known barosaur specimens--and one was listed as being at the ROM!
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