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Meaning of "iguanodon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IGUANODON

New Latin, from iguana + Greek odōn tooth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IGUANODON

iguanodon  [ɪˈɡwɑːnəˌdɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGUANODON

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Iguanodon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IGUANODON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

iguanodon

Iguanodon

Iguanodon is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that existed roughly halfway between the first of the swift bipedal hypsilophodontids of the mid-Jurassic and the duck-billed dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous. While many species have been classified in the genus Iguanodon, dating from the late Jurassic Period to the late Cretaceous Period of Asia, Europe, and North America, research in the first decade of the 21st century suggests that there is only one well-substantiated species: I. bernissartensis, which lived from the late Barremian to the earliest Aptian ages in Belgium and possibly elsewhere in Europe, between about 126 and 125 million years ago. Iguanodon were large, bulky herbivores. Distinctive features include large thumb spikes, which were possibly used for defence against predators, combined with long prehensile fifth fingers able to forage for food. The genus was named in 1825 by English geologist Gideon Mantell, based on fossil specimens that are now assigned to different genera and species. Iguanodon was the second type of dinosaur formally named based on fossil specimens, after Megalosaurus.

Definition of iguanodon in the English dictionary

The definition of iguanodon in the dictionary is a massive herbivorous long-tailed bipedal dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon, common in Europe and N Africa in Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Ornithopoda.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGUANODON


celadon
ˈsɛləˌdɒn
chaetodon
ˈkiːtəʊˌdɒn
diprotodon
daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn
Euroclydon
jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn
Laomedon
leɪˈɒmɪˌdɒn
Macedon
ˈmæsɪˌdɒn
mastodon
ˈmæstəˌdɒn
megalodon
ˈmɛɡələʊˌdɒn
methadon
ˈmeθəˌdɒn
Mogadon
ˈmɒɡəˌdɒn
mylodon
ˈmaɪləˌdɒn
Myrmidon
ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn
pteranodon
teˈrænəˌdɒn
smilodon
ˈsmɪləˌdɒn
sphenodon
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn
stegodon
ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn
Telidon
ˈtɛlɪˌdɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGUANODON

ignominiousness
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ignoratio elenchi
ignore
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ignotum per ignotius
Igorot
Igorotte
Igorottes
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Igraine
iguana
iguanian
iguanid

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGUANODON

abandon
anticodon
Armageddon
clarendon
codon
cordon
Croydon
Cuban solenodon
East London
Gordon
Greater London
Haitian solenodon
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
London
pardon
Poseidon
solenodon
Swindon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of iguanodon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «iguanodon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGUANODON

Find out the translation of iguanodon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of iguanodon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iguanodon» in English.

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禽龙
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iguanodon
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iguanodon
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iguanodon
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iguanodon
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

игуанодон
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iguanodonte
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iguanodon
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iguanodon
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Iguanodon
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iguanodon
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Translator English - Japanese

イグアノドン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이구아노돈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iguanodon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

iguanodon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

iguanodon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Iguanodon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

otçul kertenkele
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Translator English - Italian

iguanodon
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Translator English - Polish

Iguanodon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

игуанодон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iguanodon
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Translator English - Greek

ιγκουανόδοντα
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Iguanodon
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Translator English - Swedish

iguanodon
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iguanodon
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Trends of use of iguanodon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGUANODON»

The term «iguanodon» is regularly used and occupies the 58.716 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IGUANODON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about iguanodon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGUANODON»

Discover the use of iguanodon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iguanodon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Iguanodon
Describes what is known of the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of this plant-eating dinosaur.
Daniel Cohen, 2005
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Iguanodon: Iguana Tooth
Introduces the iguanodon, describes its life in graphic novel form as a juvenile tries to rejoin the herd from which he was separated after an eruption, and provides information on iguanodon fossils and the other creatures in the story.
David West, 2011
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Iguanodon
"Simple text and illustrations present the life of iguanodon, what it looked like, and how it behaved"--Provided by publisher.
Janet Riehecky, Gail Saunders-Smith, 2006
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Iguanodon
Iguanodon falls behind his herd as he searches for food, and has some life-threatening experiences.
Rupert Oliver, 1984
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Iguanodon: And Other Spiky-thumbed Plant-eaters
"Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of Iguanodon and other spiky-thumbed plant-eaters"--Provided by publisher.
Virginia Schomp, 2006
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Iguanodon
Presents general information about the iguanodon, including the period in which it lived, where its fossils have been found, its bodily structure, and how it probably behaved.
Leigh Rockwood, 2011
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Iguanodon
Presents information on Iguanodon, including physical characteristics, diet, habitat, known social organization, close relatives, and areas where fossils have been found.
Sandy Fritz, George Olshevsky, 2002
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Iguanodon
w. The Iguanodon had a special mouth, or jaw. The Iguanodon could chew food with its special mouth. Some dinosaurs could not chew at all. The Iguanodon could chew better than most dinosaurs. The Iguanodon's front foot with spike.
Michael P. Goecke, 2005
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Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
The first complete dinosaur skeleton, that of an Iguanodon, was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart in 1878. This book examines the Bernissart locality, the methodology of the excavation, and the genus Iguanodon.
Pascal Godefroit, 2012
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Iguanodon and Dr. Gideon Mantell
The iguanodon was not the first dinosaur that walked the earth, but it was one of the first dinosaurs that scientists discovered. Early ideas about the iguanodon and other dinosaurs didn't always turn out to be right. Dr. Mantel l thought that ...
Brooke Hartzog, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGUANODON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term iguanodon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scores desend on Southwater for Dino Park opening - The District …
The Great Iguanodon found at Horsham only 11 years earlier in 1839-40 when St Marks Church was being built had been reconstructed to ... «The District Post, Jul 15»
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Jude Hurrell :Three Techniques to Help Clingy Kids With …
'You're fine, honey. Take your Iguanodon to the garden, make a jungle'. 'Primordial swamp, mummy. Iguanodons need swamps. And snacks. And mummies'. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Dino-mite summer! - The Japan Times
... a group of dinosaurs that includes Iguanodon and the duckbilled hadrosaurs. Unearthed in 2008, the herbivorous dinosaur was found in rock ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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Meet the man who gave the name to the creatures we now know as …
... the bony remains of extinct races of reptiles: the carnivorous Megalosaurus, the herbivorous Iguanodon and the armored Hylaeosaurus. «WBFO, Jul 15»
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Dinosaurs still roam in Virginia
Fifteen years ago, I could have easily told you the difference between a Brachiosaurus and an Iguanodon. Today, I couldn't tell you the ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
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10 things to do with the family in Cambridge (July 2 - July 9)
Can you spot an iguanodon or a megalosaurus (which has teeth like steak knives)? Well that's your mission: race round the museum and find ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
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Caversham girl makes rare dinosaur bone discovery on the Isle of …
Megan Brooks was on holiday with her parents Nigel and Rebecca when she unearthed part of the rib from an Iguanodon dinosaur on ... «getreading, Jun 15»
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Quick success for fossil hunter Megan
Sharp-eyed Megan spotted what to the uninitiated would appear to be an ordinary stone — but which was part of the rib of an Iguanodon. «Isle of Wight County Press, Jun 15»
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Jurassic Park? Kent would have been crawling with dinosaurs
One of the best known dinosaur remains uncovered in the county remains the iguanodon found in 1834 during the excavation of a quarry in the ... «Kent News, Jun 15»
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Mesozoic Missteps: 5 dinosaurs science didn't quite get right
Every time someone utters the old adage “Nobody remembers second place,” the preserved bones of every Iguanodon (“iguana tooth”) yet to ... «GMA News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Iguanodon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/iguanodon>. Apr 2024 ».
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