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| tri·cer·a·tops [ trī sérrə tòps ] (plural tri·cer·a·tops or tri·cer·a·tops·es) |
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three-horned dinosaur: a plant-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period, somewhat similar in appearance to a rhinoceros, with a bony crest on the back of its neck and three horns. Genus Triceratops.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek trikeratos "three-horned" + ōps "face"] |
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