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单词 ornithomimid
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ornithomimidadj.n.

Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪmɪd/, U.S. /ɔrˌnɪθoʊˈmaɪməd/, /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈmaɪməd/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ornithomimidae.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornithomimidae, family name (O. C. Marsh 1890, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 139 85) < Ornithomimus , genus name (see Ornithomimus n.) + -idae (see -id suffix3).
Palaeontology.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating dinosaurs of the theropod family Ornithomimidae of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, members of which (such as ornithomimus) were bipedal with a slender, somewhat ostrich-like body. Cf. ornithomimosaur n.
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1919 Science 24 Oct. 394/2 An Ornithomimid dinosaur in the Potomac of Maryland.
1979 Paleobiology 5 290 Osborn..compared Tyrannosaurus with its ornithomimid relatives and was in no doubt that it too was modified for speed.
1998 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 3247. 1/2 A more definite taxonomic assessment must await a thorough revision of ornithomimid phylogeny.
B. n.
A dinosaur of the family Ornithomimidae.
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1922 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 46 371 This could not possibly lead into such a specialized type as is seen in the deinodonts and ornithomimids.
1985 D. Norman Illustr. Encycl. Dinosaurs 48/2 Since ornithomimids were defenceless, they would have relied upon their sprinting abilities..to avoid predators.
2001 Times 30 Aug. 9/1 Research has shown that the large creatures, known as ornithomimids, had fleshy, comb-like tissue inside their bills that worked as efficient straining devices.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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