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lizard-hipped

lizard-hipped adjective: belonging to the clade Saurischia, a group of dinosaurs typically characterised by a pelvic structure in which the pubis projects forward, forming a three-pronged arrangement.

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Adjective

lizard-hipped (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the clade Saurischia, a group of dinosaurs typically characterised by a pelvic structure in which the pubis projects forward, forming a three-pronged arrangement.
    • 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 lizard-hipped

Calque of taxonomic name Saurischia, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).

Questions about lizard-hipped

What does lizard-hipped mean?
Lizard-hipped means belonging to the clade Saurischia, a group of dinosaurs typically characterised by a pelvic structure in which the pubis projects forward, forming a three-pronged arrangement.
What part of speech is lizard-hipped?
Lizard-hipped is an adjective.

Words near lizard-hipped in the dictionary

  1. lizard tails
  2. lizard's tail
  3. lizard's tails
  4. lizard-brained
  5. lizard-folk
  6. lizard-hipped
  7. lizard-stone
  8. Lizardbreath
  9. lizarddom
  10. lizardfish
  11. lizardfishes

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