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styracosaurus

styracosaurus

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A large plant-eating dinosaur with a frill of spikes and a long horn on its nose
  • noun
  • /ˌstɪrəkəˈsɔrəs/
  • Specialized
: estiracosaure
  • Researchers believe the styracosaurus used the spikes on its frill for defense and display.

Examples

  • The museum displays a replica of a styracosaurus skeleton in its dinosaur exhibit.

  • A child pointed excitedly at the picture of the styracosaurus in his dinosaur book.

  • The styracosaurus roamed the earth millions of years ago.

  • Did you know the styracosaurus had a large frill?

  • The museum displays a replica of a styracosaurus skeleton in its dinosaur exhibit.

  • Researchers believe the styracosaurus used the spikes on its frill for defense and display.

  • A child pointed excitedly at the picture of the styracosaurus in his dinosaur book.

Synonyms

styracosaur
vsstyracosaurus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

is the same genus described as herbivorous with a large spiked frill

Surface Forms

styracosaurus singular
styracosauruses plural

Etymology

Styracosaurus comes from Greek parts: styraco meaning 'spike' and saurus meaning 'lizard', with the same 'saurus' you see in dinosaur. So it literally means a 'spike lizard', which fits this plant-eating dinosaur with a spiked frill and a long horn.