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ornithischian

ornithischian noun: any of the order Ornithischia of typically herbivorous dinosaurs that have a pelvic structure similar to that of birds.

Noun

ornithischian (plural ornithischians)

  1. Any of the order Ornithischia of typically herbivorous dinosaurs that have a pelvic structure similar to that of birds.
    Synonyms:
    bird-hipped dinosaur

Synonyms of ornithischian

  • bird-hipped dinosaur

Forms of ornithischian

pluralornithischians

Origin of ornithischian

From the taxonomic name Ornithischia + -an.

Questions about ornithischian

What does ornithischian mean?
Ornithischian means any of the order Ornithischia of typically herbivorous dinosaurs that have a pelvic structure similar to that of birds.
What part of speech is ornithischian?
Ornithischian is a noun.
What is the plural of ornithischian?
The plural of ornithischian is ornithischians.

Words near ornithischian in the dictionary

  1. ornithine carbamoyltransferase
  2. ornithine cycle
  3. ornithine transcarbamylase
  4. ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
  5. ornithines
  6. ornithischian
  7. ornithischians
  8. ornithivorous
  9. ornitho-
  10. ornithocheirid
  11. ornithocheirids

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