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hypsilophodont

hypsilophodont noun: any of the genus †Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.

Noun

hypsilophodont (plural hypsilophodonts)

  1. Any of the genus †Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.

Forms of hypsilophodont

pluralhypsilophodonts

Origin of hypsilophodont

From the genus name translingual Hypsilophodont. By surface analysis, hypsi- + loph- + -odont, from Ancient Greek ὑψίλοφος (hupsílophos).

Questions about hypsilophodont

What does hypsilophodont mean?
Hypsilophodont means any of the genus †Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.
What part of speech is hypsilophodont?
Hypsilophodont is a noun.
What is the plural of hypsilophodont?
The plural of hypsilophodont is hypsilophodonts.

Words near hypsilophodont in the dictionary

  1. hypsibiids
  2. hypsidont
  3. hypsidorid
  4. hypsidorids
  5. hypsiloid
  6. hypsilophodont
  7. hypsilophodontid
  8. hypsilophodontids
  9. hypsilophodonts
  10. hypsiprymnodontid
  11. hypsiprymnodontids

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