"Maiasaura" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Translingual]

Forms: †Maiasaura [canonical, feminine]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μαῖα (maîa, “caring mother”) + -saura; there is evidence that they nurtured their young in the nest. Etymology templates: {{af|mul|grc:μαῖα|-saura|t1=caring mother}} Ancient Greek μαῖα (maîa, “caring mother”) + -saura Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Maiasaura|nogendercat=1}} Maiasaura f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae – large duck-billed dinosaurs of North America that lived in the Campanian period. Categories (lifeform): Dinosaurs
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