Meanings
nounpsittacosaur (plural psittacosaurs)
plural psittacosaurs
- Any dinosaur of the family Psittacosauridae; a psittacosaurus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounprimitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
Similar
Broader
ceratopsianhorned dinosaur
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psittacosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittacosaur
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“psittacosaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittacosaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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