ornithopod
English
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Various ornithopod dinosaurs.
Far left: Camptosaurus, left: Iguanodon, centre background: Shantungosaurus, centre foreground: Dryosaurus, right: Corythosaurus, far right (small): Heterodontosaurus, far right (large): Tenontosaurus.
Far left: Camptosaurus, left: Iguanodon, centre background: Shantungosaurus, centre foreground: Dryosaurus, right: Corythosaurus, far right (small): Heterodontosaurus, far right (large): Tenontosaurus.
Etymology
ornitho- + -pod
Noun
ornithopod (plural ornithopods)
- A type of bipedal, herbivorous, bird-hipped dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, found on all seven continents.