It's derived from the Greek words for "double beamed" because of the "double-beamed" formation of some of the bones in its tail.
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It's used as an abbreviation for Diplodocus, a species of dinosaur. Actually, in bacteria, it means "double"
Yes, it is a name of a dinosaur.
The genus name is Latin but the English plural would be "diplodocuses."
DIP-LOD-e-CUSS although it is commonly mistaken as DIP-LA-DOKE-US.
The diplodocus lived in western North American at the end of the Jurassic period. This creature was a larger creature with a long tail that could be used as a whip.
it means double beam
It's used as an abbreviation for Diplodocus, a species of dinosaur. Actually, in bacteria, it means "double"
No, "diplodocus" isn’t a proper noun. It’s the name of a type of dinosaur, so it’s a common noun. But in scientific writing, they capitalize it as "Diplodocus" because it’s the official name of the genus. It’s like a formal rule for naming species!
stegosauras diplodocus tyranasaurus
Yes, it is a name of a dinosaur.
That is the correct spelling of "diplodocus" (a large sauropod of the genus Diplodocus).
Seismosaurus is a dubious name. The dinosaur is actually called diplodocus. Diplodocus was far larger than Baryonyx.
The genus name is Latin but the English plural would be "diplodocuses."
it has a long neck
Diplodocus does not belong. It was a sauropod and an herbivore. The other three were theropods and were carnivores.
A diplodocus is actually a platypus that lives in the ocean.
diplodocus is longer but brachiosauras is taller