styracosaur

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A large horned dinosaur with one long nose horn and many big spikes on the edge of its head plate

noun
/ˈstɪrəkəˌsɔr/

Specialized

: estiracosaure

Scientists believe the styracosaur used its impressive horns for defense against predators.

Examples

The museum's exhibit features a life-sized replica of a styracosaur skeleton.
A fossilized styracosaur skull was discovered in Alberta, shedding new light on its evolutionary history.
The styracosaur is a fascinating dinosaur.
Did you know that the styracosaur had a long nose horn?
A fossilized styracosaur skull was discovered in Alberta, shedding new light on its evolutionary history.
Scientists believe the styracosaur used its impressive horns for defense against predators.
The museum's exhibit features a life-sized replica of a styracosaur skeleton.

Synonyms

ceratopsian

vsstyracosaur

Specialized

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A four-legged plant-eating dinosaur with a large beak, horns, and a bony frill on the head

refers to a single species with a long nose horn and many frill spikes

horned dinosaur

vsstyracosaur

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A four-legged plant-eating dinosaur with a beak, horns, and a frill like Triceratops

is a specific Cretaceous animal with a long nose horn and many frill spikes

styracosaurus

vsstyracosaur

Specialized

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A large plant-eating dinosaur with a frill of spikes and a long horn on its nose

is the same animal but named differently

Surface Forms

styracosaur singular

styracosaurs plural

Morphology

styracosaur = Styracosaurus (opaque) = styraco + saur

The English name is a shortened form of the scientific genus name and the classical combining elements are not productive or transparent to average learners.

Etymology

The word styracosaur comes from Greek words styrax 'spike' and sauros 'lizard', and the saur part is the same as in dinosaur. So a styracosaur is a 'spike-lizard', which matches its long nose horn and the large spikes around its bony frill.