"iguanodon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iguanodons [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish iguana (from Taíno iwana) + Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|iguana}} Spanish iguana, {{der|en|tnq|iwana}} Taíno iwana, {{der|en|grc|ὀδών}} Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn) Head templates: {{en-noun}} iguanodon (plural iguanodons)
  1. Any of several large dinosaurs, of the genus Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Wikipedia link: iguanodon Categories (lifeform): Ornithopods

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