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Word: Maiasaura
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1970s. From scientific Latin Maiasaura from ancient Greek μαῖα (foster) mother or midwife + σαύρα lizard
Definition:
A Late Cretaceous genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs, the members of which are notable for the association of some of their remains with nests containing eggs and young, with evidence of parental care and of colonial nesting at traditional sites.