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pachycephalosaur
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pach·y·ceph·a·lo·saur  (pk-sf-l-sôr)
n.
Any of various medium-sized herbivorous dinosaurs of the genus Pachycephalosaurus of the late Cretaceous period of North America, having a beaked mouth, rows of bumps on the head, and a domed skull up to ten inches (25.4 cm) thick.
[New Latin Pachycephalosaurus, genus name : Greek pakhus, thick + Greek kephal, head; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots + Greek sauros, lizard.]
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Noun1.pachycephalosaur - bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its headpachycephalosaur - bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found
pachycephalosaurus
bone-headed dinosaur - bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns
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