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ornithischia

/ˌɔːr.nɪˈθɪs.ki.ə/

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noun

/ˌɔːr.nɪˈθɪs.ki.ə/C2formalscientific
  • ruВымершая клада наземных рептилий, характеризующаяся птицеподобным строением таза, которая включает панцирных динозавров (тиреофоры), толстоголовых и рогатых динозавров (маргиноцефалы) и утконосых динозавров (евронитоподы).

An extinct clade of terrestrial reptiles characterized by a bird-like pelvic structure, which includes armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans), boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians), and duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods).

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Extinct terrestrial reptilesC2formalscientific

    An extinct order of terrestrial reptiles characterized by a bird-like pelvis structure, including armored dinosaurs, boneheaded and horned dinosaurs, and duck-billed dinosaurs.

    ruПтицетазовые

    • Ornithischia includes well-known dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Triceratops.
    • The bird-like pelvis of Ornithischia distinguishes them from saurischian dinosaurs.
    • Fossil evidence shows that Ornithischia were primarily herbivorous.

    Antonymssaurischia

Forms
  • ornithischia plural form
  • ornithischia' possessive plural form
  • ornithischia's possessive singular form