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单词 oviraptor
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Definition of oviraptor in English:

oviraptor

nounˌəʊvɪˈraptəˌōviˈraptər
  • A bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers.

    窃蛋龙

    Genus Oviraptor, family Oviraptoridae, suborder Theropoda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a fossil that consists of only the pelvic region of an oviraptor, which also happens to have a pair of large eggs nestled inside it.
    • The find shows that a group of dinosaurs called oviraptors roamed much farther south than previously thought, they add.
    • A shocking recent study found an oviraptor embryo inside one of those eggs, so actually the oviraptor was by its own nest!
    • Some of the most well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs ever found are oviraptors.
    • The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie.

Origin

1920s: from ovi- (from Latin ovum 'egg') + raptor, the original supposition being that it fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs.

Definition of oviraptor in US English:

oviraptor

nounˌōviˈraptər
  • A bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, having a toothless jaw and long forelimbs with clawed fingers.

    窃蛋龙

    Genus Oviraptor, family Oviraptoridae, suborder Theropoda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The find shows that a group of dinosaurs called oviraptors roamed much farther south than previously thought, they add.
    • This is a fossil that consists of only the pelvic region of an oviraptor, which also happens to have a pair of large eggs nestled inside it.
    • The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie.
    • Some of the most well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs ever found are oviraptors.
    • A shocking recent study found an oviraptor embryo inside one of those eggs, so actually the oviraptor was by its own nest!

Origin

1920s: from ovi- (from Latin ovum ‘egg’) + raptor, the original supposition being that it fed on the eggs of other dinosaurs.

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