apatosaurus
nounHow to pronounce apatosaurus:
Definition of apatosaurus:
- apatosaurus (noun):
- noun. very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal.
- any of a genus (apatosaurus of the family diplodocidae) of very large, herbivorous, sauropod dinosaurs that lived during the late jurassic period and reached a length of over 65 feet (20 meters) and a height of 12 feet (3.7 meters) and are thought to have attained a weight of up to 30 tons (27 metric tons)
Synonyms for apatosaurus:
apatosaur
apatosaurus excelsus
barosaur
barosaurus
brontosaur
brontosaurus
saurischian
saurischian dinosaur
sauropod dinosaur
sauropoda
suborder sauropoda
thunder lizard
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- antiquity
- antihistamine
- anticipated
- antibiotics
- anthropologist
- antagonistic
- anemometers
- anatomical
- anastomosis
- anaranjado
- anaphylaxis
- anaphylactic
- anadiplosis
- amoxicillin
- americano
- ambivalently
- amalgamated
- altruistically
- alstroemeria
- alphanumeric
- alphabetical
- alienating
- algonquian
- agricultural
- agnosticism
- agglutination
- affiliation
- affiliated
- aeronautical
- aerodynamic
- adventurousness
- adjudicated
- acromegaly
- acidometer
- achromatism
- acetylcholine
- acetylation
- acetabulum
- acetabular
- acceleration
- acariasis
- aborigine
- aboriginal
- abandonedly
- unaffordable
- miscalculated
- unapproachable
- unhurriedly
- uneventfully
- pecuniary
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Syllable rhymes, or rhyming syllables, play a key role in poetry and song lyrics, contributing to the aesthetic appeal of language.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!