TRICERATOPS


Meaning of TRICERATOPS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)trī-ˈser-ə-ˌtäps ]

noun

( plural -tops also tri·cer·a·tops·es -ˌtäp-səz)

Etymology: New Latin, from tri- + Greek kerat-, keras horn + ōps face — more at horn , eye

Date: 1892

: any of a genus ( Triceratops ) of large herbivorous quadrupedal ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous with three horns, a bony hood or crest on the neck, and hoofed toes

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