triceratops

[ trahy-ser-uh-tops ]

/ traɪˈsɛr əˌtɒps /

noun

any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.

Origin of triceratops

First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin, from Greek trikérat(os) “three-horned” + ṓps “face, eye”; see origin at tri-, cerat-, eye

Words nearby triceratops

tricentennial, tricep, triceps, triceps reflex, triceps surae reflex, triceratops, trich-, -tricha, trichiasis, trichilemmoma, trichina

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Example sentences from the Web for triceratops

We flew over there to begin filming and I remember seeing the triceratops and being absolutely blown away.
‘Jurassic Park’ Turns 20: Film Memories With Ariana Richards|Anna Klassen|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I ponder the selection (pterodactyl, triceratops, etc) before settling on a T-Rex.
Macaulay Culkin’s Life After Fame|Ramin Setoodeh|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Triceratops had a three-horned face, one horn over each eye to protect it in battle and one over the nose.
Unexplored!|Allen Chaffee
This trochanter is absent from the thigh bones of land-inhabiting dinosaurs with short tails, such as Stegosaurus and Triceratops.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew

None of these have the bony frill completely roofing over the neck as it does in Triceratops.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew
We might have showed him the work of the mound-builders, or the bones of the Triceratops, they are older yet.
The home|Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Altogether, Triceratops is very different to any other Dinosaur.
Extinct Monsters|H. N. Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for triceratops

triceratops

/ (traɪˈsɛrəˌtɒps) /

noun

any rhinoceros-like herbivorous dinosaur of the ornithischian genus Triceratops, of Cretaceous times, having a heavily armoured neck and three horns on the skull

Word Origin for triceratops

C19: from New Latin, from tri- + Greek kerat-, keras horn + ōps eye

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Scientific definitions for triceratops

triceratops

[ trī-sĕr′ə-tŏps′ ]

A large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Triceratops of the late Cretaceous Period, measuring up to 7.6 m (25 ft) in length. Triceratops had a squat, tanklike body, a beaklike mouth with a short horn over it, and a long horn over each eye. The back of its neck was covered with a wide, bony plate.

单词	triceratops
释义	triceratops [ trahy-ser-uh-tops ] / traɪˈsɛr əˌtɒps / noun any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose. Origin of triceratops First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin, from Greek trikérat(os) “three-horned” + ṓps “face, eye”; see origin at tri-, cerat-, eye Words nearby triceratops tricentennial, tricep, triceps, triceps reflex, triceps surae reflex, triceratops, trich-, -tricha, trichiasis, trichilemmoma, trichina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for triceratops We flew over there to begin filming and I remember seeing the triceratops and being absolutely blown away. ‘Jurassic Park’ Turns 20: Film Memories With Ariana Richards\|Anna Klassen\|April 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I ponder the selection (pterodactyl, triceratops, etc) before settling on a T-Rex. Macaulay Culkin’s Life After Fame\|Ramin Setoodeh\|June 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But Triceratops had a three-horned face, one horn over each eye to protect it in battle and one over the nose. Unexplored!\|Allen Chaffee This trochanter is absent from the thigh bones of land-inhabiting dinosaurs with short tails, such as Stegosaurus and Triceratops. Dinosaurs\|William Diller Matthew None of these have the bony frill completely roofing over the neck as it does in Triceratops. Dinosaurs\|William Diller Matthew We might have showed him the work of the mound-builders, or the bones of the Triceratops, they are older yet. The home\|Charlotte Perkins Gilman Altogether, Triceratops is very different to any other Dinosaur. Extinct Monsters\|H. N. Hutchinson British Dictionary definitions for triceratops triceratops / (traɪˈsɛrəˌtɒps) / noun any rhinoceros-like herbivorous dinosaur of the ornithischian genus Triceratops, of Cretaceous times, having a heavily armoured neck and three horns on the skull Word Origin for triceratops C19: from New Latin, from tri- + Greek kerat-, keras horn + ōps eye Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for triceratops triceratops [ trī-sĕr′ə-tŏps′ ] A large herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Triceratops of the late Cretaceous Period, measuring up to 7.6 m (25 ft) in length. Triceratops had a squat, tanklike body, a beaklike mouth with a short horn over it, and a long horn over each eye. The back of its neck was covered with a wide, bony plate. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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