1. 1  a. A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists: Cockney is a dialect of English. 2  b.
Dino Myths. Among the longest land animals! Diplodocus was a long-necked, whip-tailed giant, measuring about 90 feet (27 m) long with a 26 foot (8 m) long neck and a 45 foot (14 m) long tail, but its head was less than 2 feet long. It was among the longest land animals ever.
Stegosaurus ungulates. This Stegosaurus at the Carnegie Museum shows the plates staggered along the back, as most paleontologists believe they were arranged. Stegosaurus is a plant eating dinosaur with plates on its back and spikes on its tail. Stegosaurus means âcovered lizard,â a reference to its plates.