pachycephalosaur
pachycephalosaur noun: any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period.
Noun
pachycephalosaur (plural pachycephalosaurs)
- Any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period.
- One could almost call Triopticus a mimic were it not for the fact that it dates to 228-220 million years ago, meaning that it predates the pachycephalosaurs by over 100 million years.2016 September 28, David Hone, “‘Three-eyed’ extinct reptile was a bone-headed dinosaur mimic 100 million years early”, in The Guardian
Forms of pachycephalosaur
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Origin of pachycephalosaur
From the genus name translingual Pachycephalosaurus, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + cephalo- (“head”) + -saur (“lizard”).
Questions about pachycephalosaur
- What does pachycephalosaur mean?
- Pachycephalosaur means any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period.
- What part of speech is pachycephalosaur?
- Pachycephalosaur is a noun.
- What is the plural of pachycephalosaur?
- The plural of pachycephalosaur is pachycephalosaurs.
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