義縣龍

简 义县龙 · 繁 義縣龍
Mandarin · pinyin Yì xiàn lóng

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  1. Yixianosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣, Jinzhou 錦州, west Liaoning
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龍
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义
yì · right conduct, righteousness
县
xiàn · county, district, subdivision
龙
lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
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4–4–2 · Yi4 xian4 long2

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義縣龍 · Yi4 xian4 long2
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Exact source record義縣龍 义县龙 [Yi4 xian4 long2] /Yixianosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning/