also: かもはしりゅう
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
Paleontological term for hadrosaurid dinosaurs, known for their broad, duck-like snouts.
Hadrosaurs were herbivorous dinosaurs that flourished in the Late Cretaceous.
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in modern texts.
From カモノハシ (duck's bill) + 竜 (dragon/dinosaur), a calque of 'duck-billed dinosaur'.