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单词 lambeosaurus
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Lambeosaurusn.

Brit. /ˌlambɪəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌlæmbiəˈsɔrəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Lambeosaurus.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Lambeosaurus, genus name (W. A. Parks in the source cited at quot. 1923) < the name of Lawrence M. Lambe (1863–1919), Canadian palaeontologist, who first studied the remains + -o -o- connective + -saurus -saurus comb. form.
Palaeontology.
A genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs (hadrosaurs) from the late Cretaceous of North America, with a distinctive hollow crest on the head; (also lambeosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.
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1923 W. A. Parks in Univ. Toronto Stud. Geol. Ser. No. 15. 11 The helmet-like crest was first described by Lambe for Lambeosaurus.
1959 R. C. Andrews All about Dinosaurs 73 Lambeosaurus, closely related to Trachodon, had a crest divided at the top into two hatchet-like blades.
1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 22 Mar. 31 The printed inscription on the back read, ‘Gorgosaurus, a powerful meat-eater, towers over Lambeosaurus, a vegetarian’.
2013 J. E. Gilmer Bible is Right! vii. 799 The painting in Figure 7.11 shows the unmistakable image of a fallen lambeosaurus being attacked by hunters.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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