ornithischian
noun
ornithischian is spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-I-S-C-H-I-A-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ornithischian means “Any of the order Ornithischia of typically herbivorous dinosaurs that have a pelvic structure similar to that of birds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ornithischian is ornithischians.
How many letters and syllables are in ornithischian?
| Letters | 13: O-R-N-I-T-H-I-S-C-H-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ornithischian?
Ornithischian appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of ornithischian
- ornithischians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ornithischian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the order Ornithischia of typically herbivorous dinosaurs that have a pelvic structure similar to that of birds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ornithischian come from?
From the taxonomic name Ornithischia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).