Syn: hadrosaurus. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hadrosaur — 1877, from Mod.L. hadrosaurus, from Gk. hadros thick, stout (see HADRON (Cf. hadron)) + sauros lizard, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
hadrosaur — [had′rə sôr΄] n. any of a family (Hadrosauridae) of large, duck billed ornithopod dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period: see ORNITHOPOD … English World dictionary
hadrosaur — noun Etymology: New Latin Hadrosaurus, genus name, from Greek hadros thick, bulky + sauros lizard Date: 1877 any of a family (Hadrosauridae) of medium sized bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous with long flat snouts and an often… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hadrosaur — 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… … Universalium
hadrosaur — noun Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae Syn: duckbill, duck billed dinosaur, hadrosaurid See Also: hadrosaurian, hadrosaurine, hadrosauroid … Wiktionary
hadrosaur — [ hadrəsɔ:] noun a large herbivorous, mainly bipedal dinosaur with jaws flattened like the bill of a duck. Origin C19: from mod. L. Hadrosaurus (genus name), from Gk hadros thick, stout + sauros lizard … English new terms dictionary
hadrosaur — had·ro·saur … English syllables
hadrosaur — had•ro•saur [[t]ˈhæd rəˌsɔr[/t]] n. pal any chiefly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae, of the Cretaceous Period, having a broad toothless beak Also called duck billed dinosaur Etymology: < NL Hadrosaurus (1858) genus… … From formal English to slang
hadrosaur — noun any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic • Syn: ↑hadrosaurus, ↑duck billed dinosaur • Hypernyms: ↑ornithischian, ↑ornithischian dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hadrosaurid — Bilateria Hadrosaurids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 100–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
