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单词 ornithopod
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Definition of ornithopod in English:

ornithopod

noun ˈɔːnɪθəˌpɒdˈôrnəTHəˌpäd
  • A mainly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur.

    鸟脚龙

    Infraorder Ornithopoda, order Ornithischia; includes the hadrosaurs, iguanodon, hypsilophodon, etc.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such stomach stones or gastroliths have been reported from the gut regions or found nearby of prosauropods, sauropods and ornithopods.
    • The best-known ornithopods are the hadrosaurs, or ‘duckbilled dinosaurs’, but the Clayton Lake tracks are a little too old to have been made by hadrosaurs.
    • Meanwhile, the much smaller ornithischian dinosaurs - the ornithopods and stegosaurs - browsed on the undergrowth.
    • Virtually all of the common major groups of theropods and ornithopods typical of the Late Cretaceous of northern North America are present.
    • The ornithopods, for example, depended on fleetness of foot and acute sight and hearing.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Ornithopoda, from Greek ornis, ornith- 'bird' + pous, pod- 'foot'.

Definition of ornithopod in US English:

ornithopod

nounˈôrnəTHəˌpäd
  • A mainly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur.

    鸟脚龙

    Infraorder Ornithopoda, order Ornithischia; includes the hadrosaurs, iguanodon, hypsilophodont, etc.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, the much smaller ornithischian dinosaurs - the ornithopods and stegosaurs - browsed on the undergrowth.
    • Virtually all of the common major groups of theropods and ornithopods typical of the Late Cretaceous of northern North America are present.
    • The best-known ornithopods are the hadrosaurs, or ‘duckbilled dinosaurs’, but the Clayton Lake tracks are a little too old to have been made by hadrosaurs.
    • Such stomach stones or gastroliths have been reported from the gut regions or found nearby of prosauropods, sauropods and ornithopods.
    • The ornithopods, for example, depended on fleetness of foot and acute sight and hearing.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Ornithopoda, from Greek ornis, ornith- ‘bird’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.

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