hypsilophodont

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noun

Any of the genus †Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.

Origintranslingual Hypsilophodont ← Ancient Greek ὑψίλοφος →
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Meanings

nounhypsilophodont (plural hypsilophodonts)

plural hypsilophodonts

  1. Any of the genus †Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑψίλοφος
  2. translingualHypsilophodont
  3. Englishhypsilophodont

From the genus name translingual Hypsilophodont. By surface analysis, hypsi- + loph- + -odont, from Ancient Greek ὑψίλοφος (hupsílophos).

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APA

hypsilophodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsilophodont

MLA

“hypsilophodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsilophodont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypsilophodont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsilophodont.

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