Triceratops

See also: triceratops

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)

Proper noun

†Triceratops m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.

Hypernyms

(genus): Dinosauria - superorder, Ornithischia - order, Cerapoda - suborder, Ceratopsia - infraorder, Neoceratopsia - clade, Ceratopsoidea - superfamily, Ceratopsidae - family; Ceratopsinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Triceratops horridus, Triceratops prorsus - recognized species.
See Triceratops on WikispeciesWikispecies for species, both accepted and dubious.

References

Triceratops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Triceratops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Triceratops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Triceratops at Fossilworks

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