maiasaur

[ mahy-uh-sawr ]

noun

1. a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maiasaur¹

First recorded in 1985–90; from New Latin Maiasaura genus name; from Greek maîa “good mother (a respectful form of address for an elderly woman), midwife, foster mother” + -saur ( def )

Example Sentences

Beyond that, the nests were spaced an average of 23 ft. apart -- about the size of an adult maiasaur.

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An orodromeus scratches its jaw with a hind leg, and a maiasaur sits like a huge, impassive camel.

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Later he found a cluster of such nests, separated from one another by about 25 ft., the length of an adult maiasaur.

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