CERATOPSIAN


Meaning of CERATOPSIAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ s ə r- ə - ' täp-s ē - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Ceratopsia, from Ceratops, a genus, from Greek kerat-, keras horn + ō ps face ― more at HORN , EYE

Date: 1909

: any of a suborder (Ceratopsia) of ornithischian dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous having horns, a sharp horny beak, and a bony frill projecting backward from the skull

– ceratopsian adjective

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