Trachodon

noun Trach·odon \ ˈtrakəˌdän , ˈtrāk- \

Definition of Trachodon

1 in former classifications : a genus of hadrosaurs including forms now placed in other hadrosaurid genera (such as Edmontosaurus and Lambeosaurus)

2 plural trachodons, trachodon , dated : a dinosaur of the genus Trachodon

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trachodont

\-nt\ adjective or noun

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trachodontid

adjective

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Origin and Etymology of trachodon

New Latin, from Greek trachys rough + New Latin -odon

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First Known Use: 1857

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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