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stegosaurus Definition

☆ stego·sau·rus (steg′ə sôr′əs)

noun pl. -·ri-ī

any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of large ornithischian dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic having a small head and heavy bony plates with sharp spikes down the backbone

Etymology: ModL < Gr stegos, roof (see thatch) + -saurus

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