ORNITHISCHIAN

Meaning of ORNITHISCHIAN in English

noun Etymology: New Latin Ornithischia, from ornith- + ischium Date: 1933 any of an order (Ornithischia) of herbivorous dinosaurs (as a stegosaurus) that have the pubis of the pelvis rotated backward to a position parallel and close to the ischium, ~ adjective

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ORNITHISCHIAN — Any of the "bird-hipped" dinosaur species (order Ornithischia), herbivores with hip bones arranged like those of modern birds, with the …
Английский словарь Британика
ORNITHISCHIAN — adjective or noun see ornithischia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORNITHISCHIAN — /awr'neuh this"kee euhn/ , n. 1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the order Ornithischia, having a pelvis resembling that of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORNITHISCHIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Ornithischia, from ornith- + ischium Date: 1933 : any of an order (Ornithischia) of herbivorous dinosaurs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORNITHISCHIAN — [ ˌɔ:nɪ'θɪskɪən , -'θɪʃɪən ] ■ noun Palaeontology a herbivorous dinosaur of a group with a pelvic structure resembling that …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ORNITHISCHIAN — [or.nith.is.chi.an] n [NL Ornithischia, fr. ornith- + ischium] (1933): any of an order (Ornithischia) of herbivorous dinosaurs (as a stegosaurus) …
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ORNITHISCHIAN — any member of an order (Ornithischia) of herbivorous dinosaurs with hip bones arranged like those of birds (hence their name, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORNITHISCHIAN — n. Any of the "bird-hipped" dinosaur species (order Ornithischia), herbivores with hip bones arranged like those of modern birds, with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ORNITHISCHIAN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r-n ə - ' this-k ē - ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Ornithischia, …
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STEGOSAUR — noun Etymology: New Latin Stegosauria, from Stegosaurus Date: 1897 any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian herbivorous dinosaurs chiefly …
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ORNITHOPOD — noun see: foot Date: circa 1889 any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs (as a hadrosaur) with digitigrade …
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CERATOPSIAN — noun see: horn Date: 1909 any of a suborder (Ceratopsia) of ornithischian dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous having horns, a …
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TRICERATOPS — genus of large, plant-eating ornithischian dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous Epoch (99–65 million years ago). Triceratops had a very long …
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SAURISCHIAN — Any "lizard-hipped" dinosaur species (order Saurischia), with hip bones arranged like those of modern The order includes all carnivorous and …
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DINOSAUR — Any of the extinct reptile s that were the dominant land animals during most of the Mesozoic Era (248–65 million …
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TRICERATOPS — trīˈserəˌtäps noun Etymology: New Latin, from tri- + cerat- + -ops 1. capitalized : a genus of huge herbivorous ornithischian …
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THESPESIUS — -zh(ē)əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thespesios marvelous : a genus of Upper Cretaceous No. American ornithischian …
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STEGOSAURUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from steg- + -saurus : a genus of large ornithischian dinosaurs of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREPUBIS — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pre- + pubis 1. : the part of the pubis of a reptile or …
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IGUANODON — -ˌdän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish iguana + New Latin -odon : a genus of large herbivorous …
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DUCK-BILLED DINOSAUR — noun : any of numerous herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs having flattened side teeth resembling blades, no incisors, and the fore part …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAURISCHIAN — /saw ris"kee euhn/ , n. 1. any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEGOSAUR — noun Etymology: New Latin Stegosauria, from Stegosaurus Date: 1897 : any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian herbivorous dinosaurs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAURISCHIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Saurischia, ultimately from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin ischium ischium Date: circa 1889 : any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORNITHOPOD — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek ornith- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot Date: circa 1889 : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CERATOPSIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Ceratopsia, from Ceratops, a genus, from Greek kerat-, keras horn + ōps face — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAURISCHIAN — [ sɔ:'rɪskɪən , -'rɪʃɪən ] ■ noun Palaeontology a dinosaur of a group with a pelvic structure resembling that of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STEGOSAUR — [stego.saur] n [NL Stegosauria, fr. Stegosaurus] (1901): any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian dinosaurs with strongly developed dorsal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAURISCHIAN — [saur.is.chi.an] n [NL Saurischia, fr. Gk sauros lizard + NL ischium ischium] (ca. 1891): any of an order (Saurischia) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ORNITHOPOD — [or.nith.o.pod] n [ultim. fr. Gk ornith- + pod-, pous foot--more at foot] (ca. 1890): any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ORNITHOPOD — any member of an infraorder (Ornithopoda) of ornithischian dinosaurs characterized by a bipedal (two-legged) stance, from which is derived their …
Britannica English vocabulary
DINOSAUR — Dinosaur family tree. the common name given to any of certain extinct reptiles, often very large, that thrived worldwide for …
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