单词 | oviraptorid |
释义 | oviraptoridn.adj. Palaeontology. A. n. A theropod dinosaur of the family Oviraptoridae, which includes Oviraptor (see Oviraptor n.) and related genera. ΚΠ 1990 R. Barsbold et al. in B. B. Weishampel et al. Dinosauria x. 250 The skull of oviraptorids..is akinetic, very short and deep, with a large orbit and large, subquadrangular infratemporal fenestra. 1996 Science 16 June 1571/2 The conclusion drawn from these dinosaur nesting finds—that oviraptorids are engaged in avian-style brooding behavior—stretches far beyond the evidence. B. adj. Of or relating to the family Oviraptoridae. ΚΠ 1994 Science 4 Nov. 707 (caption) This oviraptorid embryo from Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia, in the Gobi Desert is the first definitive embryo of a nonavian theropod dinosaur. 1996 Canad. Jrnl. Earth Sci. 33 632/1 Independent evidence came from the discovery of [an] oviraptorid embryo inside a similar type of egg. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1990 |
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