different between hadrosaur vs duckbill

English

Etymology

Back-formation from Hadrosauridae, from the type genus Hadrosaurus, which in turn was derived from Ancient Greek ????? (hadrós, “strong”) + ?????? (saûros, “lizard”).

Noun

hadrosaur (plural hadrosaurs)

1. (paleontology) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.

Synonyms

• duckbill, duck-billed dinosaur, hadrosaurid

Hypernyms

• hadrosauroid
  • ornithopod
    • cerapod
      • ornithischian
        • dinosaur
          • sauropsid
            • chordate
              • animal

Hyponyms

• (types of hadrosaur)
  • hadrosaurine
  • lambeosaurine

Related terms

• hadrosaurian
• hadrosaurine
• hadrosauroid

Further reading

• hadrosaur at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Alternative forms

• duck-bill

Etymology

duck +? bill

Noun

duckbill (plural duckbills)

1. (informal) The duck-billed platypus.
2. (informal) A hadrosaur.
3. A fish of the family Percophidae
   1. Percophis brasiliensis (Brazilian flathead).
4. Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus, now Pteromylaeus bovinus).

Derived terms

• duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)
• duckbill catfish (Sorubim lima)
• duckbill cat, duckbill catfish (Polyodon spathula)
• duckbill conger (Gavialiceps javanicus)
• duckbill eagle-ray (Aetobatus narinari)
• duckbill eel (Saurenchelys fierasfer, Nettastoma parviceps, or Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
• duckbill flathead (Bembrops anatirostris)
• duckbill garfish, duckbill gar (Rhynchorhamphus georgii)
• duckbill grenadier (Coelorinchus anatirostris)
• duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus)
• dockbill pugolovka (Anatirostrum profundorum)
• duckbill ray (Aetobatus narinari or Pteromylaeus bovinus)
• duckbill sleeper (Butis butis)
• duckbill whiptail (Coelorinchus anatirostris)

Related terms

• duckbilled, duck-billed
  • duck-billed cat

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