psittacosaurus

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English

Psittacosaurus skeleton cast, Psittacosaurus meileyingensis.
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Etymology

Coined in 1923 by Henry Fairfield Osborn from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós, parrot) + Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, lizard), due to its parrot-like beak

Noun

psittacosaurus (plural psittacosauruses)

  1. Any of several dinosaurs, of the genus Psittacosaurus, that lacked horns