DIPLODOCUS - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America
Categories: Dinosaur
📖 Fun Facts About Diplodocus
- • Their long tales could have been used as a whip!
- • Imagine Diplodocus living in Wyoming about 151 million years ago!
- • At 26 meters long, Diplodocus was almost as long as a blue whale!
- • This dinosaur was part of the Diplodocidae family!
- • Diplodocus was a sauropod - those dinosaurs with super long necks!
- • This dinosaur once roamed the lands we now call Wyoming!
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "diplodocus" comes from Ancient Greek διπλόος.
🧩 Fun Fact
Ancient Greek had multiple words for concepts English expresses with just one, showing different cultural priorities.