bird-hipped
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "All dinosaurs belonged to a group of reptiles called archosaurs. There were two separate types of dinosaur, the lizard-hipped dinosaurs (saurischians) and the bird-hipped dinosaurs (ornithischians)."
- "Scientists classify dinosaurs in two main orders based on the shape of their hips. All dinosaurs were either lizard-hipped or bird-hipped."
- "The only way to really tell the difference between a bird-hipped and lizard-hipped dinosaur is to examine their pelvis, or hip girdle."
Etymology
Calque of taxonomic name Ornithischia, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”). In reference to the pelvic structures' superficial similarity to that of birds.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ὄρνις