Definition of Psittacosaurus

1. Noun. Primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal.

Exact synonyms: Psittacosaur
Generic synonyms: Ceratopsian, Horned Dinosaur
Group relationships: Genus Psittacosaurus

Definition of Psittacosaurus

1. Noun. Any of several dinosaurs, of the genus ''Psittacosaurus'', that lacked horns ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psittacosaurus

psions
psis
psithurism
psittacid
psittacids
psittaciform
psittacine
psittacines
psittacism
psittacisms
psittacofulvine
psittacosaur
psittacosaurid
psittacosaurids
psittacosaurs
psittacosaurus (current term)
psittacoses
psittacosis
psittacotic
psivamp
psivamps
psoae
psoai
psoas
psoas major
psoases
psoatic
psocid
psocids
psocopterous

Literary usage of Psittacosaurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Read & Understand Spanish/English Fiction by Ana Shirazi (2005)
"... when they saw a picture of psittacosaurus displays, the narrator said, ... cuando vieron una pintura de los psittacosaurus, el narrador dijo, ..."

2. Read And Understand by Tekla N. White, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Marilyn Evans, Evans-Moor Corporation (1999)
"The sign above the picture said psittacosaurus. "That's us," Dad agreed. We were feeling a little better until we saw creatures with nets moving toward us. ..."

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