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Hadrosaurus
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Hadˊro-sau′rus
(hădˊrō̍-sa̤′rŭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἁδρόσ
thick + σαῦροσ
lizard.] (Paleon.)
An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.
Definition 2024
Hadrosaurus
Hadrosaurus
Translingual
fossils of type specimen of Hadrosaurus
Proper noun
Hadrosaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; †Ornithischia - order; Ornithopoda - infraorder; Iguanodontia - parvorder; Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia - taxa; Hadrosauroidea - superfamily; Hadrosauridae - family; Euhadrosauria - clade; Hadrosaurinae - subfamily; Hadrosaurini - tribe