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thunder lizard

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Definition of thunder lizard

: brontosaurus

Examples of thunder lizard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The team ran the jaws of the embryonic thunder lizards through a CT scanner to get fine detail of the developing teeth. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of thunder lizard

1960, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for thunder lizard

translation of New Latin Brontosaurus

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“Thunder lizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunder%20lizard. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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