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单词 iguanodon
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iguanodonn.

Brit. /ɪˈɡwɑːnədɒn/, /ɪˈɡwanədɒn/, /ˌɪɡjʊˈɑːnədɒn/, U.S. /əˈɡwɑnəˌdɑn/, /iˈɡwɑnəˌdɑn/
Etymology: < iguana n. + Greek ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth, after mastodon, etc.Mantell, in Petrif. & their Teachings (1851) 231–2, states that the name was suggested to him by the Rev. W. D. Conybeare.
Palaeontology.
A large herbivorous lizard found fossil in the Wealden formation; it was from twenty-five to thirty feet long, and from its teeth and bones is considered to have resembled in many respects the iguana; whence the name.
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1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 123 The huge iguanodon might reappear in the woods, and the ichthyosaur in the sea.
1854 F. C. Bakewell Geol. 56 The length of the Iguanodon must have been nearly 70 feet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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