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Definition of Thunder lizard
1. Noun. Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic.
Generic synonyms: Sauropod, Sauropod Dinosaur
Group relationships: Genus Apatosaurus, Genus Brontosaurus
Definition of Thunder lizard
1. Noun. Nickname for the apatosaurus or brontosaurus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunder Lizard
Literary usage of Thunder lizard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Europe Revised by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1914)
"It seemed a mighty, winged thunder lizard that had come back to link the Age of
... On second thought I am inclined to believe the thunder lizard did not ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1906)
"The word "dinosaur " means, literally, " mighty lizard " ; and "brontosaur" "thunder
lizard." The fortunate explorer, whose keen eye made this, ..."
3. Arizona, the Wonderland: The History of Its Ancient Cliff and Cave Dwellings by George Wharton James (1917)
"... name thunder lizard was given to it because of its size or because of the
large sum — over $10.000 — which Prof. Marsh spent in excavating and preparing ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Am. S. 77: thunder lizard. Harp. W. 5S: 6-S. Mr. 14, '14. Evans, WC Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes. Overland, na 272. Ap. 25, '14. ..."
5. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1921)
"1796), the " thunder lizard," another huge sauropod from these deposits, was far
more bulky, with thicker neck and tail, and therefore much heavier, ..."
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