triceratops

[ trahy-ser-uh-tops ]

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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.

triceratops

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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

triceratops

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of triceratops¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin, from Greek �ٰ��é��(�ǲ�) “three-horned” + �� “face, eye”; tri-, cerat-, eye

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Word History and Origins

Origin of triceratops¹

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

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“I would venture to say I’m still obsessed,” he says, making his way toward a massive triceratops skull nearby.

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“Another hadrosaur toe, another triceratops vertebra. Other than statistical appearance in the formation, there’s zero scientific value.”

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County Natural History Museum, to make sure: The Gold State Coach, 29 feet long, 12 feet high, weighing four tons, is approximately like having a gilded triceratops mounted on wheels and rolled down London streets.

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About 74 million years ago, the now-arid landscape of northwestern New Mexico was covered with jungles and marshes that bordered a warm sea — and roamed by a massive horned dinosaur related to triceratops.

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I was mostly there until Daemon nuzzled his on his way out of town, which evoked the sick triceratops in “Jurassic Park,” from 29 years ago.

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