"duck-billed dinosaur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duck-billed dinosaurs [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the similarity of the heads of certain members of the family to those of modern ducks. Head templates: {{en-noun}} duck-billed dinosaur (plural duck-billed dinosaurs)
  1. (informal) Any ornithopod dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Ornithopods

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