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corythosaur

corythosaur

9.9
A large duck-billed dinosaur with a tall crest on its head
  • noun
  • /ˌkɔːrɪˈθoʊsɔːr/
translation icon : corythosaurio
  • Paleontologists discovered a corythosaur skeleton in the valley, revealing details about its diet and habitat.

Examples

  • Fossilized remains of a corythosaur were discovered in Canada, providing new insight into its habitat.

  • Scientists believe the crest of the corythosaur may have been used to produce distinctive sounds.

  • The museum's new exhibit featured a life-sized model of a corythosaur in a prehistoric forest.

  • The corythosaur roamed the earth during the late Cretaceous period.

  • I saw a corythosaur skeleton at the museum.

  • The corythosaur had a large, impressive crest that distinguished it from other dinosaurs.

  • Fossils of the corythosaur suggest it lived in herds and was a herbivore.

Synonyms

hadrosaur
vscorythosaur
1 9.9

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a duck-like bill and often a bony crest

is narrower, naming a single genus within that family
duck-billed dinosaur
vscorythosaur
1 7.4

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a long, flat beak like a duck

is a particular genus, not the general group
corythosaurus
vscorythosaur
9.9

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a tall hollow crest on its head

is the alternative common name for the same genus

Surface Forms

corythosaur singular
corythosaurs plural

Etymology

Corythosaur comes from Greek parts corytho- meaning 'helmet' or 'crest' and -saur meaning 'lizard', the same -saur you see in dinosaur. So a corythosaur is like a 'helmet-lizard', which fits the duck-billed dinosaur with a large, helmet-like crest on its head.