hadrosaur
English
editEtymology
editBack-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “strong”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Noun
edithadrosaur (plural hadrosaurs)
- (paleontology) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 31:
- Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.
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editHyponyms
edit- (types of hadrosaur)
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editFurther reading
edit- “hadrosaur”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.