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→‎Origin: rewording | closer Corytophanid match | fracture is a well-known word, and it's pretty obvious that Fraxure is a combination

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 ===Origin===
-Fraxure's tusks are similar in appearance to a {{wp|Scutosaurus|Scutosaurid}}'s or possibly {{wp|Ceratopsia|Ceratopsid}}'s cheekbone tusks and are also similar to {{wp|pickaxe}} blades. Its crest may be based on a {{wp|Hadrosaurid}}'s (more specifically a {{wp|Saurolophus|Saurolophid}}'s or perhaps a {{wp|Corytophanidae|Corytophanid}}'s) or possibly the {{wp|Plumed basilisk}}'s.
+Fraxure's tusks resemble that of ''{{wp|Scutosaurus}}'' or a {{wp|ceratopsia}}n, and are also similar to {{wp|pickaxe}} blades. Its crest may be based on a {{wp|hadrosaurid}} (''{{wp|Saurolophus}}'', specifically), or perhaps a {{wp|Corytophanidae|Corytophanid}} such as the {{wp|brown basilisk}}.
 ====Name origin====
-Fraxure is a corruption of ''fracture'' (to break something, usually hard organic material, such as bone) and may be a combination of ''fracture'' and ''axe''.
+Fraxure may be a combination of ''fracture'' and ''axe''.
 Onondo may be a combination of 斧 ''ono'' (axe) and ''don'' (Ancient Greek for ''tooth'').