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单词 gallimimus
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Gallimimusn.

Brit. /ˌɡalᵻˈmʌɪməs/, U.S. /ˌɡæləˈmaɪməs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Gallimimus.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Gallimimus, genus name (H. Osmólska et al. 1972, in Paleontol. Polonica 27 103) < classical Latin gallī , genitive of gallus cock (see galline adj.) + mīmus (see mime n.1).
Palaeontology.
A genus of lightly built, ornithomimid dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous period; (also gallimimus) a dinosaur of this genus.
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1974 J. H. Ostrom in Postilla No. 165 3 Osmolska et al (1972) noted a comparable feature in the theropod Gallimimus and labeled it the ̧‘coracoid tuber’.
1991 A. Royston Dinosaurs 20 The Gallimimus had strong back legs and was a fast runner.
1993 Empire Aug. 42 Bemused by brontosauruses, gobsmacked by gallimimuses.
2012 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Mar. a19 Their effect on female voters is that of a Tyrannosaurus rex approaching a Gallimimus herd. (Picture the stampede scene in ‘Jurassic Park’.)
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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