Crossword clues for struthiomimus
WordNet
n. small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportions
Wikipedia
Struthiomimus (meaning " ostrich mimic", from the Greek στρούθειος/stroutheios meaning "of the ostrich" and μῖμος/mimos meaning "mimic" or "imitator") is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous of North America. Ornithomimids were long-legged, bipedal, ostrich-like dinosaurs with toothless beaks. The genus Struthiomimus currently contains three species. The most well-known species, Struthiomimus altus, is one of the more common small dinosaurs found in Dinosaur Provincial Park; its abundance suggests that these animals were herbivores or omnivores rather than pure carnivores.
Like many other dinosaurs discovered in the 19th century, the history of the various Struthiomimus species is convoluted. The first known fossils of Ornithomimus sedens were named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1892, and a subsequent species was named O. altus by Lawrence Lambe in 1902. Only in 1917 Henry Fairfield Osborn named Struthiomimus from fossils discovered in 1914 from the Red Deer River site in Alberta.
Usage examples of "struthiomimus".
The struthiomimus drank from the water, then lifted its head on its very long neck to listen.
He was ready by the time the struthiomimus finally turned away from the stream, back toward him.
As the struthiomimus turned to look at the movement of the rope, the loop fell over its head and all the way down its neck.
Chad dodged around a couple of trees and moved toward the struthiomimus, which was trampling the bushes and crashing against the trees in an effort to pull away.
The struthiomimus was straining its narrow neck against the rope, too panicked to pay any attention to Chad.
The struthiomimus pulled against the ropes, but Hunter could see that they would hold.
The struthiomimus, feeling the release of tension, suddenly pranced sideways.
As they watched, the struthiomimus ran among the trees, shaking its head.
Hunter, riding on the back of the struthiomimus with a saddle and bridle, guided his mount from the trees into full view.
Now that we have one mount to ride, we should be able to run down another struthiomimus fairly easily.
The struthiomimus had resisted Chad at first, but once Chad had it under control from the front saddle, Jane and Steve were able to mount easily.
They had been riding for some time when the struthiomimus began prancing around, repeatedly looking off to the right.
The struthiomimus ducked and swung its head on its long neck, stepping sideways.
The struthiomimus was darting forward a few steps, then stopping to struggle against the reins.
Finally the small head of the struthiomimus came into view through the trees.