ornithopod

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noun

A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.

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ornithopod dinosaur
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Meanings

nounornithopod (plural ornithopods)

plural ornithopods

  1. A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbipedal herbivorous dinosaur

Similar
ornithopod dinosaur
Broader
ornithischianornithischian dinosaur
Also see
ornithopodan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ornitho- + -pod.

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Translations

French ornithopode
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Polish ornitopod
  • ornitopodTranslations
Russian орнитопод
  • орнитопод (ornitopod)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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