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 Paleology Database
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