Heterodontosaurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + -saurus, in reference to it having three different kinds of teeth, which is unusual among dinosaurs.

Proper noun

†Heterodontosaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heterodontosauridae – dinosaurs of the Early Jurassic period.

References

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