lambeosaurid

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Lambeosauridae, in turn from the type genus Lambeosaurus, after Lawrence Lambe.

Noun

lambeosaurid (plural lambeosaurids)

1. (paleontology, archaic) A member of the putative family of crested hadrosaurs, the Lambeosauridae.

Usage notes

• Lambeosauridae is generally deprecated in favor of a subfamily Lambeosaurinae within family Hadrosauridae.

Synonyms

• (group of hadrosaurs): lambeosaur, lambeosaurine

Hypernyms

• hadrosaurian
  • ornithischian
    • dinosaur