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hypsilophodontid

hypsilophodontid noun: an informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).

Noun

hypsilophodontid (plural hypsilophodontids)

  1. An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).

Forms of hypsilophodontid

pluralhypsilophodontids

Origin of hypsilophodontid

Named after the Hypsilophus genus of iguana lizard

Questions about hypsilophodontid

What does hypsilophodontid mean?
Hypsilophodontid means an informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).
What part of speech is hypsilophodontid?
Hypsilophodontid is a noun.
What is the plural of hypsilophodontid?
The plural of hypsilophodontid is hypsilophodontids.

Words near hypsilophodontid in the dictionary

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

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