- duck-billed dinosaur
- also duckbill dinosaur noun Date: circa 1928 hadrosaur
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
duck-billed dinosaur
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duck-billed dinosaur — [duk′bild΄] n. any of various ornithopod dinosaurs having a flat head, a ducklike bill, and numerous, small, flat teeth for grinding plants … English World dictionary
duck-billed dinosaur — duck′ billed di′nosaur [[t]ˈdʌkˌbɪld[/t]] n. pal hadrosaur … From formal English to slang
duck-billed dinosaur — noun any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic • Syn: ↑hadrosaur, ↑hadrosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑ornithischian, ↑ornithischian dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
duck-billed dinosaur — /duk bild / hadrosaur. [DUCK1 + BILL2 + ED3] * * * … Universalium
duck-billed dinosaur — noun another term for hadrosaur … English new terms dictionary
Duck-billed — a. Having a bill like that of a duck; as, a duck billed dinosaur.. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duck-billed — adjective having a beak resembling that of a duck a duck billed dinosaur • Syn: ↑duckbill • Similar to: ↑beaked * * * duckˈ billed adjective Having a bill like a duck • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
duck-billeddinosaur — duck billed dinosaur (dŭkʹbĭld ) n. See hadrosaur. * * * … Universalium
dinosaur — /duy neuh sawr /, n. 1. any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 2. something that is… … Universalium
dinosaur — Synonyms and related words: alligator, ammonite, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium, archelon, arthrodiran, aurochs, bothriolepis, brachiosaur, brontops, brontothere, coccostean, coelodont, compsognathus, coryphodon, cotylosaur, creodont,… … Moby Thesaurus
