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Definition of Ornithopod
1. Noun. Bipedal herbivorous dinosaur.
Generic synonyms: Ornithischian, Ornithischian Dinosaur
Group relationships: Euronithopod, Euronithopoda, Ornithopoda, Suborder Euronithopoda, Suborder Ornithopoda
Definition of Ornithopod
1. Noun. A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ornithopod
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornithopod
Literary usage of Ornithopod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"The typical ornithopod (bird- footed) dinosaurs were bipedal in habit, much as
the carnivores were. On the hind limbs there were usually only ..."
2. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"They were doubtless stupid and sluggish. The ornithopod division was represented
by Trachodon, ... A Cretaceous Dinosaur of the ornithopod division, ..."
3. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1906)
"The ornithopod division was represented by Trachodon, ... A Cretaceous Dinosaur
of the ornithopod division, ..."
4. Introductory Geology: A Text-book for Colleges by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1914)
"The ornithopod division was well represented (Fig. 463). Their hinder parts were
large, ... A Cretaceous dinosaur of the ornithopod division, ..."
5. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1894)
"It is an excellent example of these three-toed ornithopod Reptiles, with their
short fore feet, and very massive tail,—the latter, one of the three supports ..."
6. Organic Evolution by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"... and hence the birds may be considered simply the volant branch of a group of
which the ornithopod dinosaurs were the terrestrial members. ..."
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