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caudipterids

caudipterids is the plural of caudipterid.

Meaning of caudipterid

Noun

caudipterid (plural caudipterids)

  1. Any of the †Caudipteridae, a family of oviraptorosaurian dinosaurs.
    • It is also consistent with the exhibition of less resting forelimb flexion in Caudipteridae than in other feathered theropods, because caudipterid forelimbs are shorter than those of most other feathered dinosaurs, eliminating the possibility of contact between feathers and the ground, hence also...2015 December 17, “Resting Orientations of Dinosaur Scapulae and Forelimbs: A Numerical Analysis, with Implications for Reconstructions and Museum Mounts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about caudipterids

What is caudipterids the plural of?
Caudipterids is the plural of caudipterid.

Words near caudipterids in the dictionary

  1. Caudills
  2. Caudine
  3. caudinid
  4. caudinids
  5. caudipterid
  6. caudipterids
  7. caudle
  8. caudle cup
  9. caudle cups
  10. caudled
  11. caudles

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