Pachycephalosaurus

See also: pachycephalosaurus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Hellenic *pəkʰús
    Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús)
    Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́
    Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ)
    Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra)
    Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)bor.
    Translingual -saurus
    Translingual Pachycephalosaurus

    From Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, “thick”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) +‎ -saurus, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) +‎ cephalo- (“head”) +‎ -saurus (“lizard”).

    Proper noun

    †Pachycephalosaurus m

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Pachycephalosauridae – a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Maastrichtian faunal stage) of what is now North America. Currently contains only the species †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis.

    Descendants

    • English: → pachycephalosaur, → pachycephalosaurus (learned)
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