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noun
Any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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: psittacosaur
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Broader terms: ceratopsian, horned dinosaur
History
Coined in 1923 by Henry Fairfield Osborn from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós, “parrot”) + Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”), due to its parrot-like beak
