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ornithopod

ornithopod noun: a type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.

ornithopod: a type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven...
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Noun

ornithopod (plural ornithopods)

  1. A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.

Forms of ornithopod

pluralornithopods

Origin of ornithopod

From ornitho- + -pod.

Questions about ornithopod

What does ornithopod mean?
Ornithopod means a type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.
What part of speech is ornithopod?
Ornithopod is a noun.
What is the plural of ornithopod?
The plural of ornithopod is ornithopods.

Words near ornithopod in the dictionary

  1. ornithophily
  2. ornithophobe
  3. ornithophobes
  4. ornithophobia
  5. ornithophobic
  6. ornithopod
  7. ornithopodan
  8. ornithopodans
  9. ornithopodous
  10. ornithopods
  11. ornithopter

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