Psittacosaurusn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪtəkəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌsɪdəkəˈsɔrəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Psittacosaurus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Psittacosaurus (see quot. 1923) < classical Latin psittacus parrot (see psittac n.) + -saurus -saurus comb. form.

Palaeontology.

A genus of relatively small bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period which are characterized by a parrot-like beak and are probably ancestral to the ceratopsians; (also psittacosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.

ΚΠ

1923 H. F. Osborn in Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 95. 2 The name Psittacosaurus, or parrot-beaked saurian, has been suggested by Dr. Gregory.

1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 223 The genus Psittacosaurus is known from remains unearthed..in Mongolia.

1988 N.Y. Times 22 July c1/5 Among the dinosaurs are a 40-foot datousaurus..and a small, horned creature called a psittacosaurus.

2005 New Scientist 15 Jan. 7/1 The bones found in the stomach came from a young psittacosaurus, a common bipedal plant-eater.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psittacosaurus
释义	Psittacosaurusn. Brit. /ˌsɪtəkəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˈˌsɪdəkəˈsɔrəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Psittacosaurus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Psittacosaurus (see quot. 1923) < classical Latin psittacus parrot (see psittac n.) + -saurus -saurus comb. form. Palaeontology. A genus of relatively small bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period which are characterized by a parrot-like beak and are probably ancestral to the ceratopsians; (also psittacosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus. ΚΠ 1923 H. F. Osborn in Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 95. 2 The name Psittacosaurus, or parrot-beaked saurian, has been suggested by Dr. Gregory. 1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 223 The genus Psittacosaurus is known from remains unearthed..in Mongolia. 1988 N.Y. Times 22 July c1/5 Among the dinosaurs are a 40-foot datousaurus..and a small, horned creature called a psittacosaurus. 2005 New Scientist 15 Jan. 7/1 The bones found in the stomach came from a young psittacosaurus, a common bipedal plant-eater. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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