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cer·a·top·si·an C0208750 (sĕr′ə-tŏp′sē-ən)n. Any of various herbivorous quadrupedal ornithischian dinosaurs of the group Ceratopsia of the Cretaceous Period, having a beaked mouth, usually a bony frill on the back of the skull, and sometimes horns.
[From New Latin Cerātōpsia, suborder name : Greek keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker- in Indo-European roots + Greek ōps, eye, face; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
cer′a·top′si·an adj.ceratopsian (ˌsɛrəˈtɒpsɪən) or ceratopsidadjresembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frillsna dinosaur of the suborder Ceratopsiacer·a·top·si·an (sĕr′ə-tŏp′sē-ən) Any of various medium-sized to large, plant-eating dinosaurs of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Ceratopsians walked on four legs and had a broad bony plate covering the neck, a beaked mouth, and one or more horns on the head. Triceratops is an example of a ceratopsian.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ceratopsian - any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongoliahorned dinosaurornithischian, ornithischian dinosaur - herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a birdCeratopsia, suborder Ceratopsia - horned dinosaursprotoceratops - small horned dinosaurtriceratops - huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frillstyracosaur, styracosaurus - an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceouspsittacosaur, psittacosaurus - primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal |
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Synonyms for ceratopsiannoun any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skullsSynonymsRelated Words- ornithischian
- ornithischian dinosaur
- Ceratopsia
- suborder Ceratopsia
- protoceratops
- triceratops
- styracosaur
- styracosaurus
- psittacosaur
- psittacosaurus
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