gallimimus

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US/ˌɡæləˈmaɪməs/

noun

A theropod dinosaur of the genus Gallimimus that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period.

Origintaxonomic name Gallimimu ← Latin mīmus ← Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos) →
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Meanings

noungallimimus (plural gallimimi or gallimimuses)

plural gallimimi · plural gallimimuses

  1. A theropod dinosaur of the genus Gallimimus that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gelH-der.?
  2. Latingallus
  3. Ancient Greekμῖμος (mîmos)
  4. Latinmīmus
  5. taxonomic nameGallimimu
  6. Englishgallimimus

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Gallimimus.

More words from taxonomic name

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Translations

Portuguese galimimo
  • galimimoTheropod of genus Gallimimus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gallimimus

primusDeimos
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Cite this entry
APA

gallimimus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallimimus

MLA

“gallimimus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallimimus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gallimimus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallimimus.

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