iguanodont

Variant of iguanodon

iguanodon definition

iguano·don (i gwan′ə dän′, ē-)

noun

any of a genus (Iguanodon) of very large, vegetarian, two-footed ornithopod dinosaurs
also iguanodont iguan′o·dont′ (-dänt′)

Etymology: ModL < iguana + -odon(t)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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