hadrosaur

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Etymology

Back-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “strong”) + σάυρα (sáura, “lizard”).

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hadrosaur (plural hadrosaurs)

  1. (paleontology) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.

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