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阿普吐龍

简阿普吐龙 · 繁阿普吐龍

Mandarin · pinyin ā pǔ tǔ lóng

apatosaurus
former name: brontosaurus
also called 雷龍 léi lóng

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
吐: tǔ · vomit, spew out, cough up
龍: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–3–3–2 · a1 pu3 tu3 long2

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