hypsilophodontid

English

Etymology

Named after the Hypsilophus genus of iguana lizard

Noun

hypsilophodontid (plural hypsilophodontids)

  1. An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).
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