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psittacosaurus

/ˌsɪtəkoʊˈsɔrəs/
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Definitions of psittacosaurus
  1. noun
    primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
    synonyms: psittacosaur
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    type of:
    ceratopsian, horned dinosaur
    any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
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