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hadrosaur

had·ro·saur [ háddrə sàwr ] (plural ha·dro·saurs)


noun 
Definition:
 
type of dinosaur: an amphibious plant-eating dinosaur with a snout resembling a duck's bill and strong hind legs for walking in swamps. Hadrosaur fossils have been found in sediments from the Upper Cretaceous period. Genus Anatosaurus.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin hadrosaurus< Greek hadros "bulky" + sauros "lizard"]
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