noun
- plural of brachiosaurus; large sauropod dinosaurs with front legs longer than hind legs, living during the Jurassic period
Usage: paleontology; often used in educational and popular contexts about dinosaurs
Examples
- Brachiosauruses were among the largest land animals ever to exist.
- The museum's fossil exhibit featured skeletons of several brachiosauruses.
- Brachiosauruses used their long necks to reach vegetation high in trees.
- Scientists study brachiosauruses to understand how such massive creatures moved.
- Children were fascinated by the life-sized model of brachiosauruses at the natural history museum.