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triceratops

(trī ser′ə täps′)

noun

any of a genus (Triceratops) of massive, four-legged ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Cretaceous having a large, bony crest over the neck, a long horn above each eye, and a short horn on the nose

Origin: ModL < tri- (see tri-) + cerat- (see cerato-) + Gr ōps, eye

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noun

A herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Triceratops, of the Cretaceous Period, having a bony plate covering the neck, a large horn above either eye, and a smaller horn on the nose.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Tricerātōps, genus name

Origin: : Greek tri-, tri-

Origin: + Greek keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Greek ōps, eye, face; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots

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