Meanings
nounornithomimus (plural ornithomimuses)
plural ornithomimuses
- biologyAny relatively small theropod dinosaur of the genus †Ornithomimus, the first genus of the ornithomimids to be described.
Origin
- translingualOrnithomimus
- Englishornithomimus
Borrowed from translingual Ornithomimus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + Latin mīmus (“mimic”).
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Arabic أُورْنِيثُومِيمُس
- أُورْنِيثُومِيمُس (ʔūrnīṯūmīmus)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Chinese Cantonese 似鳥龍 /似鸟龙
- 似鳥龍 /似鸟龙 (ci⁵ niu⁵ lung⁴)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Chinese Mandarin 似鳥龍 /似鸟龙
- 似鳥龍 /似鸟龙 (sìniǎolóng)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Esperanto ornitomimo
- ornitomimotheropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Japanese オルニトミムス
- オルニトミムス (orunitomimusu)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Korean 오르니토미무스
- 오르니토미무스 (oreunitomimuseu)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Polish ornitomim
- ornitomimtheropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Russian орнитоми́м
- орнитоми́м (ornitomím)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Slovak ornitomímus
- ornitomímustheropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Thai ออร์นิโทไมมัส
- ออร์นิโทไมมัส (ɔɔ-ní-too-mai-más)theropod of the genus Ornithomimus
Cite this entry
APA
ornithomimus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithomimus
MLA
“ornithomimus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithomimus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ornithomimus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithomimus.
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