Mei long

Translingual

Etymology

From Mei + Mandarin 龍／龙 (lóng, “dragon; -saurus”), such that the binomen means "sleeping dragon".

Proper noun

Mei long

A taxonomic species within the family †Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.

References

Mei long on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Troodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mei long on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mei long at Paleobiology Database

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