Ornithischian (Noun)
Meaning
Herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The discovery of new fossils has shed light on the diverse characteristics of the ornithischian dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era.
- Ornithischians like Stegosaurus were primarily herbivores and lived on a variety of plants and fruits.
- These herbivorous ornithischians had evolved beak-like snouts that allowed them to graze on plant life.
- The hip structure of the ornithischian dinosaurs was one of their most distinctive features, containing three hip bones fused together.
- The small, agile ornithischians were often preyed upon by larger carnivorous dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus Rex.