wedel

[ veyd-l ]

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in wedeln.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wedel¹

First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from wedeln

Example Sentences

"At that point, the prey has many more options for hurting the predator than vice versa. A single kick or tail swipe from a big sauropod could potentially be fatal. Most of the time, there would have been many more young sauropods around, so a theropod would have to have been suicidally determined to attack an adult," said study co-author Mathew Wedel, an anatomist and paleontologist at Western University of Health Sciences in California.

From Reuters

"Dinosaurs were all egg-layers, and the largest sauropods were probably laying hundreds of eggs each year. So babies, juveniles and sub-adults always outnumbered the adults. We suspect that the big theropods were wearing down their teeth attacking, killing and completely consuming young sauropods, which wouldn't leave any bitten bones behind to be fossilized," Wedel said.

From Reuters

"If you're an Allosaurus, the vast majority of the sauropods you ever encounter will be young ones, and for the first few years of their lives they will be almost defenseless," Wedel added.

From Reuters

So I went back — that was 24 years ago,” Wedel said.

From Los Angeles Times

Wedel said she will never forget her final moment with Kansuma.

From Los Angeles Times