Hypsilophodon

noun

Hyp·​si·​loph·​o·​don

ˌhipsəˈläfəˌdän

: a genus (the type of the family Hypsilophodontidae) of small primitive ornithopod dinosaurs of the Wealden of the Isle of Wight

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek hypsilophos high-crested (from hyps- + lophos crest) + New Latin -odon

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