hadrosaurus
Definition
Noun: 1. A type of large, herbivorous dinosaur: A hadrosaurus is a member of a family of dinosaurs characterized by a broad, flat, horny bill resembling a duck's beak, often with complex dental batteries for grinding plants. Many species were bipedal and some had webbed feet, leading to theories that they may have spent time in or near water.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The museum's new exhibit features a complete skeleton of a hadrosaurus.
- Paleontologists discovered fossilized hadrosaurus eggs at the site.
- The hadrosaurus is sometimes called a "duck-billed dinosaur" due to the shape of its snout.
Advanced Usage
- "Hadrosaurian" (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of the hadrosaurus family.
- The researcher studied the hadrosaurian bone structure.
- In scientific contexts, "hadrosaur" is often used interchangeably with "hadrosaurus" to refer to any member of the family Hadrosauridae.
Variants and Related Words
- Hadrosaur (n): Another term for hadrosaurus.
- Hadrosaurid (n): The formal family name (Hadrosauridae) for duck-billed dinosaurs.
- Duck-billed dinosaur (n): A common name for hadrosaurs, describing their distinctive beak.
Synonyms
- Duck-billed dinosaur
Related Concepts
- Ornithischian: The larger order of "bird-hipped" dinosaurs to which hadrosaurs belong.
- Cretaceous: The geological period (approximately 145 to 66 million years ago) during which hadrosaurs lived.
- Herbivore: An animal that eats plants, describing the hadrosaurus's diet.
Noun
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any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
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