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bird-hipped

bird-hipped adjective: belonging to the clade †Ornithischia, a group of primarily herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by a pubis that projects backwards, running parallel to the ischium.

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Adjective

bird-hipped (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the clade †Ornithischia, a group of primarily herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by a pubis that projects backwards, running parallel to the ischium.
    • All dinosaurs belonged to a group of reptiles called archosaurs. There were two separate types of dinosaur, the lizard-hipped dinosaurs (saurischians) and the bird-hipped dinosaurs (ornithischians).1975, The World of Dinosaurs, New York: Banner Press, Inc., page 8
    • Scientists classify dinosaurs in two main orders based on the shape of their hips. All dinosaurs were either lizard-hipped or bird-hipped.1989, Karen Liptak, Pangaea: The Mother Continent, Tucson: Harbinger House, Inc., page 30

Origin of bird-hipped

Calque of taxonomic name Ornithischia, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”). In reference to the pelvic structures' superficial similarity to that of birds.

Questions about bird-hipped

What does bird-hipped mean?
Bird-hipped means belonging to the clade †Ornithischia, a group of primarily herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by a pubis that projects backwards, running parallel to the ischium.
What part of speech is bird-hipped?
Bird-hipped is an adjective.

Words near bird-hipped in the dictionary

  1. bird-dogs
  2. bird-eyed
  3. bird-feeder
  4. bird-feeders
  5. bird-headed
  6. bird-hipped
  7. bird-in-a-bush
  8. bird-like
  9. bird-lime
  10. bird-loving
  11. Bird-Meertens formalism

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