triceratops [trahy-ser-uh-tops] ExamplesWord Origin 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 1890–95; New Latin Greek trikérat(os) three-horned (see tri-, cerat-), + ṓps face, eye Examples from the Web for triceratops Contemporary Examples of triceratops
We flew over there to begin filming and I remember seeing the triceratops and being absolutely blown away.
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Anna Klassen
April 6, 2013
I ponder the selection (pterodactyl, triceratops, etc) before settling on a T-Rex.
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Ramin Setoodeh
June 19, 2012
Historical Examples of triceratops
Altogether, Triceratops is very different to any other Dinosaur.
H. N. Hutchinson
We might have showed him the work of the mound-builders, or the bones of the Triceratops, they are older yet.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“That, as it happens, was not the case with Triceratops,” he added.
Allen Chaffee
Its latest member is Thescelosaurus, a contemporary of Triceratops.
William Diller Matthew
A huge monster of the Triceratops prorsus species had entered the camp.
John Jacob Astor
British Dictionary definitions for triceratops triceratops 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 Word Origin and History for triceratops n.
dinosaur genus, 1892, from Greek trikeratos “three-horned” + ops “face,” literally “eye,” from PIE *okw- “to see” (see eye (n.)). The first element is from tri- “three” (see three) + keras (genitive keratos) “horn” (see kerato-).
triceratops in Science 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.