duck-billed dinosaur

American

[duhk-bild] / ˈdʌkˌbɪld /

noun

hadrosaur.

duck-billed dinosaur British

noun

another name for hadrosaur

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duck-billed dinosaur Scientific

/ dŭk′bĭld′ /

See hadrosaur

Etymology

Origin of duck-billed dinosaur

duck ¹ + bill ² + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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It was found alongside a tooth from a Tyrannosaurus rex and a jawbone from a crocodylian, in a region already known for fossils of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus.

From Science Daily

When these results are combined with fossilized footprints, the overall appearance of this duck-billed dinosaur, long speculated about but never documented with this level of precision, becomes much clearer.

From Science Daily

The Parasaurolophus is a duck-billed dinosaur with a unique crest that lived 70 million to 80 million years ago.

From Science Daily

At first, he added, Dr. Lyson believed they belonged to a duck-billed dinosaur.

From New York Times

Some 67 million years ago, in what is now known as Slope County, North Dakota, an adolescent duck-billed dinosaur was killed and chewed up by various predators and scavengers.

From Salon

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