HADROSAUR


Meaning of HADROSAUR in English

— hadrosaurian , adj.

/had"reuh sawr'/ , n.

a bipedal dinosaur of the genus Hadrosaurus, belonging to the ornithopod family Hadrosauridae of the late Cretaceous Period, having broad, flat jaws for scooping up water plants.

Also called duck-billed dinosaur .

[ Hadrosaurus (1858) genus name, equiv. to Gk hadr ( ós ) thick, bulky + -o- -O- + saûros -SAUR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .