Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large ceratopsian dinosaur of the genus Triceratops of the Cretaceous Period, having a large bony frill at the back of the skull, a pair of horns above the eyes, and a single horn on the nose.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of predentate dinosaurs belonging to the family Ceratopsidæ.
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- noun Common name of the
extinct genus Triceratops ; aherbivorous ceratopsid from the lateCretaceous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So a triceratops is carrying this in in the bottom L corner.
Cory Doctorow Progris frankwu 2009
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BCB: The Rockies mascot, Dinger, appears to be a purple triceratops, which is (1) awesome and (2) kind of confusing.
Brew Crew Ball Rubie Q 2010
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As seems to often be the case, the hunter and his buddy had scouted out this unusual "triceratops" horned antelope for months.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2004
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There’s a nice little fossil museum at Thermopolis in the middle of the state and of course the triceratops is a prominent exhibit.
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Among the creatures whose bones were dinosaurs such as triceratops, an unknown species of marsupial and the crocodile-like champsosaurus, all of which had died and been reduced to a skeleton when the bite marks were inflicted.
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China relationship is concerned, this does make us wonder: Who's the triceratops see photo above?
The Year of the T. Rex? Howard Schneider 2011
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The white horse on the left and the triceratops on the right. darkknight
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Chivvy the hordes of triceratops into the pizza parlour!
Grace Dent's TV OD 2011
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"Riding Old Bones / to / Romance with / Ancient Stones" triggers recall of the haunting scene with a woman resembling Lady Godiva (Ms. Nachbauer again) who sits astride the fearsome skeleton of a triceratops as they approach a sleeping Endymion-esque man (buff Aaron Canfield).
A Pruned Garden of Delights Robert Greskovic 2011
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On the front porch I see Baby Bop, the thirty-five year old triceratops who rose to fame with Barney, then divorced him when his personal life spun out of control.
Me & Barney the Purple Dinosaur Con Chapman 2011
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