tri·cer·a·tops 
(tr
ī-s
ĕr
ə-t
ŏps
′)
n. A large ceratopsian dinosaur of the genus Triceratops of the Cretaceous Period, having a large bony frill at the back of the skull, a pair of horns above the eyes, and a single horn on the nose.
[New Latin Tricerātōps, genus name : Greek tri-, tri- + Greek keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Greek ōps, eye, face; see okw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]