iguanodon的词源

英文词源

Iguanodon (n.)

dinosaur name, 1825, hybrid from iguana + stem of Greek odonys "tooth" (on model of mastodon). So called because the fossil teeth and bones were thought to resemble those of the lizard.

中文词源

iguanodon：禽龙

iguana,蜥蜴，-odon,牙齿，词源同dental,tooth.因这种恐龙的牙齿和骷髅化石形如美洲大蜥蜴而得名。

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