Synonyms for brontosaurus
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Any member of the genus †Brontosaurus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs with whip-like tails, which lived in present-day United States during the Late Jurassic period.
Near-synonym: thunder lizard (can denote a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus)
Related words
- Is a kind of
- dinosaur reptile vertebrate animal organism
Forms
- Plural
- brontosauruses → apatosaurs, brontosaurs, apatosauruses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brontosaurus | rising | |
| apatosaurus | steady | |
| brontosaur | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- apatosaur
- 10 letters
- brontosaur
- 11 letters
- apatosaurus