单词 | ceratopsid |
释义 | ceratopsidn.adj. A. n. A ceratopsian dinosaur of the family Ceratopsidae (which includes Triceratops), characterized by elaborate horns and frills on the skull. ΚΠ 1902 Science 24 Oct. 671/1 The new genus Stegoceras, proposed in this memoir, may represent a type with small nasal horns, as in some of the Laramie Ceratopsids, such as Sterrholopus. 1955 Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 1729. 21 His higher ceratopsids had an extremely weak ‘temporalis’. 1988 Guinness Bk. Records 1989 43/2 The skulls of the long-frilled ceratopsids were the largest of all known land animals. 1995 D. B. Norman Illustr. Encycl. Dinosaurs 129/2 (caption) Bagaceratops, Protoceratops and Montanoceratops show a clear trend towards the characteristics of the larger quadrupedal ceratopids. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Ceratopsidae. ΚΠ 1925 P. Radin & V. C. C. Collum tr. E. Perrier Earth before Hist. 269 Other members of the Ceratopsid group, Nodosaurus, for instance, were still further protected by a bony, dermal armour-plating. 1968 Jrnl. Paleontol. 42 1303 Re-examination..shows the squamosal area of the frill to have been formed in the usual short-faced ceratopsid fashion. 1998 Palaios 13 160 Ceratopsid dinosaurs are more abundant in the South Saskatchewan River area, whereas the converse is true for ankylosaur and pachycephalosaur dinosaurs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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