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