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ornithischian

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ornithischian


Main Entry:
or·nith·is·chi·an Listen to the pronunciation of ornithischian
Pronunciation:
\ˌr-nə-ˈthis-kē-ən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin Ornithischia, from ornith- + ischium
Date:
1933
: any of an order (Ornithischia) of herbivorous dinosaurs (as a stegosaurus) that have the pubis of the pelvis rotated backward to a position parallel and close to the ischium — compare saurischian
ornithischian adjective


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