Hadrosaur

Origin

Back-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus , which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadros, "strong") + σάυρα (saura, "lizard").

Full definition of hadrosaur

Noun

1. (paleontology) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.

Synonyms

• duckbill, duck-billed dinosaur, hadrosaurid

Hyponyms

• types of hadrosaur
• hadrosaurine
• lambeosaurine

Hypernyms

• hadrosauroid
• ornithopod
• cerapod
• ornithischian
• dinosaur
• sauropsid
• chordate
• animal

Related terms

• hadrosaurian
• hadrosaurine
• hadrosauroid