ornithopod

English

Various ornithopod dinosaurs.
Far left: Camptosaurus, left: Iguanodon, centre background: Shantungosaurus, centre foreground: Dryosaurus, right: Corythosaurus, far right (small): Heterodontosaurus, far right (large): Tenontosaurus.

Etymology

ornitho- +‎ -pod

Noun

ornithopod (plural ornithopods)

  1. A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
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