ornithoscelidan

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/ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈsɛlɪdən/

noun

Any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.

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Meanings

nounornithoscelidan (plural ornithoscelidans)

plural ornithoscelidans

  1. historicalbiologyAny of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.

    comparing the pelvis and hind limb of the ornithoscelidan with that of the crocodile[…]

    1893, Thomas Henry Huxley, Science and Hebrew tradition

Origin

From translingual Ornithoscelida + -an.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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