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词汇 hypsilophodont
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Definition of hypsilophodont in English:

hypsilophodont

(also hypsilophodontid)
nounˌhɪpsɪˈlɒfədɒntˌhipsəˈläfədänt
  • A small bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, adapted for swift running.

    棱齿恐龙

    Family Hypsilophodontidae, infraorder Ornithopoda, order Ornithischia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is not true for the hypsilophodontids, which implies they remained active year round, and didn't hibernate, said Rich.
    • Along with the giant herbivores there were also the small fleet-footed ‘fabrosaurs’, scutellosaurs, and hypsilophodontids.
    • The Ornithopoda included the hadrosaurs, the iguanodontids, the heterodontosaurs, the hypsilophodontids, and various other dinosaurs.
    • Other bones of plant-eating dinosaurs, such as hypsilophodontids, were uncovered from the same region of peninsular Antarctica.
    • Almost half of the dinosaur fossils found in southeastern Australia are hypsilophodontids.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Hypsilophodontidae, from Greek hupsilophos 'high-crested' + odous, odont- 'tooth'.

Definition of hypsilophodont in US English:

hypsilophodont

(also hypsilophodontid)
nounˌhipsəˈläfədänt
  • A small bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the middle Jurassic to late Cretaceous periods, adapted for swift running.

    棱齿恐龙

    Family Hypsilophodontidae, infraorder Ornithopoda, order Ornithischia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is not true for the hypsilophodontids, which implies they remained active year round, and didn't hibernate, said Rich.
    • Other bones of plant-eating dinosaurs, such as hypsilophodontids, were uncovered from the same region of peninsular Antarctica.
    • Almost half of the dinosaur fossils found in southeastern Australia are hypsilophodontids.
    • The Ornithopoda included the hadrosaurs, the iguanodontids, the heterodontosaurs, the hypsilophodontids, and various other dinosaurs.
    • Along with the giant herbivores there were also the small fleet-footed ‘fabrosaurs’, scutellosaurs, and hypsilophodontids.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Hypsilophodontidae, from Greek hupsilophos ‘high-crested’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’.

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