triceratops

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T0347900 (trī-sĕr′ə-tŏps′)n. A large ceratopsian dinosaur of the genus Triceratops of the Cretaceous Period, having a large bony frill at the back of the skull, a pair of horns above the eyes, and a single horn on the nose.

[New Latin Tricerātōps, genus name : Greek tri-, tri- + Greek keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker- in Indo-European roots + Greek ōps, eye, face; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

triceratops

(traɪˈsɛrəˌtɒps) n (Palaeontology) any rhinoceros-like herbivorous dinosaur of the ornithischian genus Triceratops, of Cretaceous times, having a heavily armoured neck and three horns on the skull[C19: from New Latin, from tri- + Greek kerat-, keras horn + ōps eye]

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(traɪˈsɛr əˌtɒps)

n. any massive, plant-eating Cretaceous dinosaur of the genus Triceratops, having a bony crest on the neck, a horn over each eye, and a horn on the nose. [1890–95; < New Latin < Greek trikérat(os) three-horned; see Cyclops]

tri·cer·a·tops

(trī-sĕr′ə-tŏps′) A large, plant-eating dinosaur of the late Cretaceous Period, measuring up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) in length. The triceratops had a beak-like mouth with a short horn over it and a long horn over each eye. The back of its neck was covered with a wide, bony plate.

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triceratops - huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frillceratopsian, horned dinosaur - any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongoliagenus Triceratops - genus of herbivorous horned dinosaurs

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Triceratops

(trīsĕr`ətŏps) [Gr., = three-horn face], genus of ornithischian quadruped dinosaursdinosaur
[Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era. The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 2 1-2 ft (91 cm) to about 127 ft (39 m).
..... Click the link for more information. of the late Cretaceous period. Because of some variations in sample fossils, it was thought at one time that there were as many as 16 different species, but only one species, Triceratops horridus is currently recognized. It is characterized by its three horns, one on the nose and one over each eye, and a large bony frill projecting backward from the skull, which probably served to protect the neck and fore part of the body. The head was large (about 8 ft/2.4 m long), the body (about 20 ft/6 m long) was bulky and barrel shaped, and the limbs were massive and of equal length. Fossil specimens have been found in the W United States and Canada. It belongs to the group of horned dinosaurs, the ceratopsians.

Triceratops

a genus of fossil reptiles of the suborder Ceratopsidae. Triceratops lived at the end of the late Cretaceous. It measured as much as 6 m in length and had three horns on its head: one short nasal horn and two long frontal ones. Physically, Triceratops resembled a rhinoceros much more than it did reptiles. It moved about on four massive extremities and fed on herbaceous vegetation. Remains are known from deposits in North America.

Triceratops

[trī′ser·ə‚täps] (paleontology) Herbivorous dinosaur, 30 feet (9 meters) long and weighing 6 tons, from the Late Cretaceous Period that had long sharp horns over each eye and a short horn on its nose.

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noun huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill

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