maiasaur
[ mahy-uh-sawr ]
/ ˈmaɪ əˌsɔr /
noun
a large hadrosaur, Maiasaura peeblesorum, that is thought to have cared for its young.
Also
mai·a·saur·a
[mahy-uh-sawr-uh] /ˌmaɪ əˈsɔr ə/.
Words nearby maiasaur
mahé,
mahón,
mai mai,
mai tai,
maia,
maiasaur,
maiasaura,
maid,
maid marian,
maid of all work,
maid of honor
Scientific definitions for maiasaur
maiasaura
[ mī′ə-sôr′ə ]
A duck-billed dinosaur of the genus Maiasaura of the late Cretaceous Period of North America. Its remains suggest that the adults lived in herds and cared for their young in large nesting sites.