Triceratops

//tɹaɪˈsɛɹətɒps// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.
  2. 2
    huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill wordnet

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animaldinosaurmammoth

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"Paleontologists in Montana have discovered a new species of horned dinosaur that makes Triceratops — universally considered to be one of the coolest dinosaurs — look boring."

Etymology

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

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