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iguanodon

Pronunciation: /ɪˈgwɑːnədɒn/
Definition of iguanodon

noun

  • a large partly bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the early to mid Cretaceous period, with a broad stiff tail and the thumb developed into a spike.
    • Genus Iguanodon, infraorder Ornithopoda, order Ornithischia

Origin:

modern Latin, from iguana + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth' (because its teeth resemble those of the iguana)

iguanodon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of iguanodon in the US English dictionary