ornithischian

or nith is chi an |ˌôrnəˈTHiskēən ˌɔrnəˈθɪskiən |Paleontology ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting herbivorous dinosaurs of an order distinguished by having a pelvic structure resembling that of birds. Compare with saurischian. ▶noun an ornithischian dinosaur. [Order Ornithischia, superorder Dinosauria; comprises the stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, ornithopods, pachycephalosaurs, and ceratopsians. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Ornithiscia, from Greek ornis, ornith- ‘bird ’ + iskhion ‘hip joint. ’

ornithischian

ornithischian |ˌɔːnɪˈθɪskɪən, -ˈθɪʃɪən |Palaeontology ▶adjective relating to or denoting herbivorous dinosaurs of an order distinguished by having a pelvic structure resembling that of birds. Compare with saurischian. ▶noun an ornithischian dinosaur. ●Order Ornithischia, superorder Dinosauria; comprises the stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, ornithopods, pachycephalosaurs, and ceratopsians. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Ornithiscia, from Greek ornis, ornith- ‘bird ’ + iskhion ‘hip joint ’.