diplodocus

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I had had the idea that the diplodocus was a land-animal, but evidently it is partially amphibious.

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  1. noun A very large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus that existed during the Jurassic Period.

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  1. New Latin Diplodocus, genus name : Greek diplo-, diplo- + Greek dokos, beam; see dek- in Indo-European roots.
 

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