iguanodon

noun iguan·odon \i-ˈgwä-nə-ˌdän\

Definition of IGUANODON

: any of a genus (Iguanodon) of very large herbivorous dinosaurs of the Early Cretaceous

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New Latin Iguanodont-, Iguanodon, from Spanish iguana + Greek odōn tooth, from odont-, odous — more at tooth

First Known Use: 1830

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