- genus Iguanodon
- nountype genus of the Iguanodontidae• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Iguanodontidae, ↑family Iguanodontidae• Member Meronyms: ↑iguanodon
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genus Iguanodon
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iguanodon — [i gwan′ədänt΄, ē gwan′ədänt΄i gwan′ə dän΄, ēgwan′ə dän΄] n. [ModL < IGUANA + ODON(T)] any of a genus (Iguanodon) of very large, vegetarian, two footed ornithopod dinosaurs: also iguanodont [i gwan′ədänt΄, ē gwan′ədänt΄] … English World dictionary
Iguanodon — Taxobox name = Iguanodon fossil range = Early Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = Iguanodon bernissartensis skull regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Ornithischia subordo = Cerapoda… … Wikipedia
iguanodon — /i gwah neuh don , i gwan euh /, n. a plant eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon that lived in Europe early in the Cretaceous Period and grew to a length of from 15 to 30 ft. (4.5 to 9 m) and walked erect on its hind feet. [ < NL (1825) < Sp… … Universalium
iguanodon — noun Etymology: New Latin Iguanodont , Iguanodon, from Spanish iguana + Greek odōn tooth, from odont , odous more at tooth Date: 1830 any of a genus (Iguanodon) of very large herbivorous dinosaurs of the early Cretaceous … New Collegiate Dictionary
iguanodon — noun Any of several large dinosaurs, of the genus Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods … Wiktionary
iguanodon — i•guan•o•don [[t]ɪˈgwɑ nəˌdɒn, ɪˈgwæn ə [/t]] n. ram a bipedal, plant eating dinosaur, of the genus Iguanodon, that inhabited Europe in the early Cretaceous Period • Etymology: < NL (1825) < Sp iguan(a) iguana+ Gk odṓn toothed (see odont) … From formal English to slang
iguanodon — /ɪˈgwanədɒn/ (say i gwahnuhdon), /ɪgjuˈan / (say igyooh ahn ) noun any member of the extinct bipedal dinosaurian genus Iguanodon, found as a fossil in Europe, Asia and northern Africa, comprising reptiles from five to nine metres long, with… …
iguanodon — n. a large extinct plant eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon, with forelimbs smaller than hind limbs. Etymology: IGUANA (from its resemblance to this), after mastodon etc … Useful english dictionary
Iguanodon — I*gua no*don, n. [Iguana + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the iguana,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iguanodon — Iguanodon Rango temporal: Cretácico inferior … Wikipedia Español
