hadrosaur
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Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “strong”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Noun
[edit]hadrosaur (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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[edit]- (types of hadrosaur)
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hadrosaur”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.