Examples
1 sentencesPteranodons glided across the sky while hadrosaurs, iguanodonts, and triceratops grazed in the forests.
Meaning
1 sensesAny ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
More definitions
- any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
Origin
Back-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was deriBack-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “strong”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
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Forms
plural: hadrosaurs| Singular | hadrosaur |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic:hadrosaurusduck-billed dinosaur
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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