Maiasaura

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μαῖα (maîa, “caring mother”) + -saura; there is evidence that they nurtured their young in the nest.

Proper noun

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†Maiasaura f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae – large duck-billed dinosaurs of North America that lived in the Campanian period.

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