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鳥腳下目

简鸟脚下目 · 繁鳥腳下目

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo jiǎo xià mù

Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon

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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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3–3–4–4 · niao3 jiao3 xia4 mu4

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niu5 goek3 haa6 muk6

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noun

synonym of 鳥腳亞目 /鸟脚亚目 (niǎojiǎoyàmù)

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