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Named after the Hypsilophus genus of iguana lizard

Noun edit

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).