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Diplodocus meaning

Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.

Synonyms of Diplodocus

dinosaur

Related words

Other words often associated with Diplodocus or its synonyms:

archosaurian archosaur

Using Diplodocus

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
  • Useful related words include: dinosaur.
  • In the example corpus, diplodocus often appears in combinations such as: of diplodocus, the diplodocus, like diplodocus.

Context around Diplodocus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

camarasaurus 1×

Often after:

brachiosaurus 1×

Sentence patterns with Diplodocus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allosaurus camarasaurus diplodocus and stegosaurus 1× apatosaurus and diplodocus 1× apatosaurus like diplodocus would have 1× as the diplodocus brachiosaurus brontosaurus 1× bones of diplodocus but are 1× had a diplodocus like skull 1× sauropods like diplodocus were smaller 1× that of diplodocus which was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apatosaurus is commonly 1× apatosaurus like diplodocus 1× the conclusions of 1× the species includes 1× the tibia and 1× when powell showed 1×

Common sentence endings:

a resting posture 1× apatosaurus and diplodocus 1× brontosaurus and apatosaurus 1× could browse vegetation 1× diplodocus and stegosaurus 1× diplodocus like skull 1×

Words around Diplodocus

Just before it in the word index:

diplodocoids 2 diplodocids 5 diplodocid 4 diplock 2 diploblastic 4 diplo 29

Just after it in the word index:

diploid 78 diploids 6 diploma 462 diplomacy 811 diplomas 130 diplomat 705

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Diplodocus

  • In this selection, "diplodocus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, camarasaurus and brachiosaurus stand out and add context to how "diplodocus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allosaurus camarasaurus diplodocus and stegosaurus and apatosaurus and diplodocus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "diplodocus" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with diplodocus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The species includes such animals as the Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus. (12 words)

Apatosaurus is commonly found at the same sites as Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus. (14 words)

Apatosaurus, like Diplodocus, would have held its neck angled upwards with the head pointing downwards in a resting posture. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

This was not a delicate skull like that of Diplodocus—which was later found to be more accurate—but was based on "the biggest, thickest, strongest skull bones, lower jaws and tooth crowns from three different quarries". (37 words)

They state the feeding ranges for sauropods like Diplodocus were smaller than previously believed and the animals may have had to move their whole bodies around to better access areas where they could browse vegetation. (35 words)

The conclusions of Cobley et al. are disputed by Taylor, who analyzed the amount and positioning of intervertebral cartilage to determine the flexibility of the neck of Apatosaurus and Diplodocus. (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

The species includes such animals as the Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus.

Apatosaurus is commonly found at the same sites as Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus.

Apatosaurus, like Diplodocus, would have held its neck angled upwards with the head pointing downwards in a resting posture.

The conclusions of Cobley et al. are disputed by Taylor, who analyzed the amount and positioning of intervertebral cartilage to determine the flexibility of the neck of Apatosaurus and Diplodocus.

The tibia and fibula bones are different from the slender bones of Diplodocus, but are nearly indistinguishable from those of Camarasaurus.

They found that though he never published his opinion, Holland was almost certainly correct, that Apatosaurus had a Diplodocus-like skull.

They state the feeding ranges for sauropods like Diplodocus were smaller than previously believed and the animals may have had to move their whole bodies around to better access areas where they could browse vegetation.

This was not a delicate skull like that of Diplodocus—which was later found to be more accurate—but was based on "the biggest, thickest, strongest skull bones, lower jaws and tooth crowns from three different quarries".

When Powell showed illustrations of various animals, both alive and extinct, to natives, they generally suggested that the Diplodocus was the closest match to "n'yamala".

Common combinations with diplodocus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "diplodocus" in a sentence?
An example: "The species includes such animals as the Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "diplodocus" from authentic English texts.
What does "diplodocus" mean?
Diplodocus means: Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
What are synonyms of "diplodocus"?
Common synonyms of "diplodocus" include: dinosaur.
How many example sentences with "diplodocus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "diplodocus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.