Definition of barosaur

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bar·o·saur    (bâr-sôr) KEY   or bar·o·sau·rus   (bâr-sôrs) KEY  

NOUN:

Any of various large sauropod dinosaurs of the genus Barosaurus of the late Jurassic Period, closely related to the diplodocus.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin Barosaurus, genus name : Greek baros, weight ; see baro- + Greek sauros, lizard

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