maiasaur
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of maiasaur
First recorded in 1985–90; from New Latin Maiasaura genus name; from Greek maîa “good mother (a respectful form of address for an elderly woman), midwife, foster mother” + -saur ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Beyond that, the nests were spaced an average of 23 ft. apart -- about the size of an adult maiasaur.
From Time Magazine Archive
An orodromeus scratches its jaw with a hind leg, and a maiasaur sits like a huge, impassive camel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later he found a cluster of such nests, separated from one another by about 25 ft., the length of an adult maiasaur.
From Time Magazine Archive
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