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psittacosaur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any dinosaur of the family Psittacosauridae; a psittacosaurus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: psittacosaurus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ceratopsian, horned dinosaur

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