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psittacosaurus

/ˌsɪtəkəˈsɔːɹəs/

psittacosaurus noun: any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns.

psittacosaurus: any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns
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Noun

psittacosaurus (plural psittacosauruses)

  1. Any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns

psittacosaurus meaning in Bengali

psittacosaurus in Bengali

যাদের শিং ছিল না

Forms of psittacosaurus

pluralpsittacosauruses

Origin of psittacosaurus

Coined in 1923 by Henry Fairfield Osborn from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós, “parrot”) + Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”), due to its parrot-like beak

Questions about psittacosaurus

What does psittacosaurus mean?
Psittacosaurus means any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns.
What is psittacosaurus in Bengali?
Psittacosaurus in Bengali is যাদের শিং ছিল না. See Psittacosaurus meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is psittacosaurus?
Psittacosaurus is a noun.
How do you pronounce psittacosaurus?
Psittacosaurus is pronounced /ˌsɪtəkəˈsɔːɹəs/.
What is the plural of psittacosaurus?
The plural of psittacosaurus is psittacosauruses.

Words near psittacosaurus in the dictionary

  1. psittacofulvins
  2. psittacosaur
  3. psittacosaurid
  4. psittacosaurids
  5. psittacosaurs
  6. psittacosaurus
  7. psittacosauruses
  8. psittacoses
  9. psittacosis
  10. psittacotic
  11. psittaculid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: psittacosaurus (page history and authors); psittacosaurus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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