lizard-hipped
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Belonging to the clade Saurischia, a group of dinosaurs typically characterised by a pelvic structure in which the pubis projects forward, forming a three-pronged arrangement.
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 Saurischia, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: σαῦρος