See Also: mamenchisaurus(dictionary)

mamenchisaurus (iou)



mamenchisaurus noun. , -ruses. M20.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Mamenchi, a place in Szechuan province, China, where fossil remains were found + Greek sauros lizard.]
Palaeontology. A large Jurassic dinosaur of the genus Mamenchisaurus, related to the diplodocus and having an extremely long neck.
Also ma'menchisaur noun L20.