Trachodon

noun

Trach·​odon

ˈtrakəˌdän,

ˈtrāk-

1

in former classifications : a genus of hadrosaurs including forms now placed in other hadrosaurid genera (such as Edmontosaurus and Lambeosaurus)

2

trachodon plural trachodons, dated : a dinosaur of the genus Trachodon

trachodont

-nt

adjective or noun

trachodontid

¦⸗⸗¦däntə̇d

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek trachys rough + New Latin -odon

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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