English Explanatory Dictionary

ornithomimus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any relatively small theropod dinosaur of the genus †Ornithomimus, the first genus of the ornithomimids to be described.

Pronunciation

/oɹˌnɪ.θoʊˈmaɪ.məs/

Word forms

ornithomimus ornithomimuses

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ornithomimus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + Latin mīmus (“mimic”).

Related words

gallimimus ornithomimid ornithomimosaur ornithomimosaurian Ornithomimus
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