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Etymology

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Ornithoscelida +‎ -an

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɔː(ɹ)nɪθəˈsɛlɪdən/

Noun

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ornithoscelidan (plural ornithoscelidans)

  1. (zoology, now historical) Any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.
    • 1893, Thomas Henry Huxley, Science and Hebrew tradition:
      comparing the pelvis and hind limb of the ornithoscelidan with that of the crocodile []

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