Astrodon

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

Proper noun

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†Astrodon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sauropoda – synonym of Macronaria, genus of large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, related to Brachiosaurus, that lived in what is now the eastern United States during the Early Cretaceous period.
    Synonyms: Astrodonius, Astrodontaurus

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