apatosaurus
/əˌpætəˈsɔːrəs/noun
1- a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long neck and tail. Formerly called BRONTOSAURUS雷龙(旧称BRONTOSAURUS)。
1.1
- Genus Apatosaurus (formerly Brontosaurus), infraorder Sauropoda, order Saurischia.谬龙属(旧称雷龙属), 蜥脚龙下目, 蜥臀目。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek apatē 'deceit' + sauros 'lizard'.