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ornithoscelidan

/ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈsɛlɪdən/

ornithoscelidan noun: any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.

Noun

ornithoscelidan (plural ornithoscelidans)

  1. (historical) Any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.
    • comparing the pelvis and hind limb of the ornithoscelidan with that of the crocodile[…]1893, Thomas Henry Huxley, Science and Hebrew tradition

Forms of ornithoscelidan

pluralornithoscelidans

Origin of ornithoscelidan

From translingual Ornithoscelida + -an.

Questions about ornithoscelidan

What does ornithoscelidan mean?
Ornithoscelidan means any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.
What part of speech is ornithoscelidan?
Ornithoscelidan is a noun.
How do you pronounce ornithoscelidan?
Ornithoscelidan is pronounced /ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈsɛlɪdən/.
What is the plural of ornithoscelidan?
The plural of ornithoscelidan is ornithoscelidans.

Words near ornithoscelidan in the dictionary

  1. ornithopters
  2. ornithorhynchid
  3. ornithorhynchids
  4. ornithorhynchus
  5. ornithorhynchuses
  6. ornithoscelidan
  7. ornithoscelidans
  8. ornithoscopic
  9. ornithoscopist
  10. ornithoscopists
  11. ornithoscopy

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