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单词 maiasaur
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maiasaurn.

Brit. /ˈmʌɪəsɔː/, U.S. /ˈmaɪəˌsɔr/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Maiasaura.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Maiasaura Maiasaura n.: see -saur comb. form. Compare earlier Maiasaura n.
Palaeontology.
A duck-billed dinosaur of the genus Maiasaura (see Maiasaura n.).
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1986 N.Y. Times 26 Aug. c3/1 It was Mr. Makela's discovery of some unusual duckbill dinosaur bones that led to a series of Horner expeditions culminating in the identification of the Maiasaur nests with their associated baby dinosaurs and fossilized eggs.
1988 Nature 17 Mar. 202/1 It is also possible that hatchling maiasaurs tended to stay in or around the nest for some time.
1989 Equinox (Ont.) Mar.–Apr. 88/1 (caption) The aerial view of maiasaurs migrating through a decaying forest..is based on a large bone bed discovered in a layer of volcanic ash.., indicating a catastrophic end to the dinosaur herd.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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