triceratops

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈsɛɹətɒps/ en-us-triceratops.ogg

Word forms

triceratops triceratopses

Etymology

From translingual Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).

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