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iguanodon

American  
[ih-gwah-nuh-don, ih-gwan-uh-] / ɪˈgwɑ nəˌdɒn, ɪˈgwæn ə- /

noun

  1. a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon that lived in Europe early in the Cretaceous Period and grew to a length of from 15 to 30 feet (4.5 to 9 meters) and walked erect on its hind feet.

iguanodon British  
/ ɪˈɡwɑːnəˌdɒn /

noun

  1. a massive herbivorous long-tailed bipedal dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon, common in Europe and N Africa in Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Ornithopoda (ornithopods)

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Etymology

Origin of iguanodon

< New Latin (1825) < Spanish iguan ( a ) iguana + Greek odṓn, variant of odoús tooth

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