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 trachodon plural trachodons dated : a dinosaur of the genus Trachodon
trachodont
\-nt\ adjective or nountrachodontid
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Origin and Etymology of trachodon
New Latin, from Greek trachys rough + New Latin -odon
First Known Use: 1857
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