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ornithopod

or·ni·tho·pod
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-nuh-thuh-pod, awr-nahy-thuh-]
    • /ˈɔr nə θəˌpɒd, ɔrˈnaɪ θə-/
    • /ˈɔːnɪθəpˌɒd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-nuh-thuh-pod, awr-nahy-thuh-]
    • /ˈɔr nə θəˌpɒd, ɔrˈnaɪ θə-/

Definitions of ornithopod word

  • noun ornithopod any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs. 1
  • noun ornithopod A mainly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur. 1
  • noun ornithopod any herbivorous typically bipedal ornithischian dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda, including the iguanodon 0
  • noun ornithopod any of a suborder (Ornithopoda) of ornithischian dinosaurs that walked upright on digitigrade hind feet 0

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Origin of ornithopod

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90, ornithopod is from the New Latin word Ornithopoda (plural). See ornitho-, -pod

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Parts of speech for Ornithopod

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ornithopod popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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