stegosaurus

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Definition of stegosaurus in English English dictionary

A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines

herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon

{i} any of a number of herbivorous dinosaurs having a relatively small head and a row of bony plates along its back (from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods)

Related Terms

stegosauri

plural form of stegosaurus

Harris Tweed tried it next and was nearly trampled by a herd of angry stegosauri.

genus stegosaurus

quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous

Hyphenation

steg·o·saur·us

Turkish pronunciation

stegısôrıs

Pronunciation

/ˌstegəˈsôrəs/ /ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːrəs/

Etymology

[ "ste-g&-'sor-&s ] (noun.) 1892. New Latin, from Greek stegos roof + sauros lizard; more at THATCH.