Meanings
plural hadrosaurs
- biologyAny ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 31Synonyms: duckbill, duck-billed dinosaur, hadrosaurid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἁδρός“strong”
- Englishhadrosaur
Back-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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