Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order of Dinosauria, containing extinct herbivorous dinosaurs whose hind feet most nearly approached those of birds in structure and function.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun plural (Paleon.) An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See
Illust. in Appendix.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)
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Examples
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I read a paper in the new JVP, "A new basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Turonian of New Mexico."
Everyday Life in Postapocalyptic America ellen_datlow 2010
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Owenodon (Ornithopoda; Iquandodontia: new designation for Iguanodon hoggi) 27.
"Not much chance for survival if the Neon Bible is true." sovay 2010
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I read a paper in the new JVP, "A new basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Turonian of New Mexico."
Everyday Life in Postapocalyptic America ellen_datlow 2010
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Owenodon (Ornithopoda; Iquandodontia: new designation for Iguanodon hoggi) 27.
2009 in Dinosaur Paleontology (better late than never). greygirlbeast 2010
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Infraorder: Ornithopoda (bird-footed) reptiles best known for the varieties that reached enormous sizes.
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