河源龙

河源龍

héyuánlóng

noun

Meanings

1 Heyuannia (oviraptorid dinosaur genus from Heyuan, Guangdong)

Characters

dragon (used for -saurus in dinosaur names)

Examples

HSK 7-9

河源龙是在广东河源发现的一种小型兽脚类恐龙。

Héyuánlóng shì zài Guǎngdōng Héyuán fāxiàn de yì zhǒng xiǎoxíng shòujiǎolèi kǒnglóng.

Heyuannia is a small theropod dinosaur discovered in Heyuan, Guangdong.

HSK 7-9

河源市因出土大量恐龙蛋化石而被称为恐龙之乡，河源龙就是代表。

Héyuánshì yīn chūtǔ dàliàng kǒnglóng dàn huàshí ér bèi chēngwéi kǒnglóng zhī xiāng, héyuánlóng jiùshì dàibiǎo.

Heyuan city is called the 'home of dinosaurs' for its many dinosaur egg fossils; Heyuannia is its emblematic species.

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history

Named in 2002 by Lü Junchang after the city of Heyuan (河源) in Guangdong where its fossils were found. An oviraptorosaur - toothless, beaked, feathered. Heyuan's museum holds the world's largest collection of dinosaur eggs, and 河源龙 is the local biological mascot.

Stroke Order

河 hé

源 yuán

龙 lóng