hadrosaur

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Etymology

Back-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, strong) + σαῦρος (saûros, lizard).

Noun

hadrosaur (plural hadrosaurs)

  1. (paleontology) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 31:
      Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.

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  • hadrosaur”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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