duck-billed dinosaur en · NOUN
Etymology
Derived from the similarity of the heads of certain members of the family to those of modern ducks.
Meanings
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(informal) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.
The scientists' report, published in Biological Reviews, found that while, largely, the dinosaurs were faring well at the time of the asteroid impact, the big plant-eating types, including the horned triceratops and duck-billed dinosaurs, had suffered a loss of biodiversity.
2014 July 28, Ian Sample, The Guardian:
Forms
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| duck-billed dinosaurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |