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ceratopsian

ceratopsian adjective: of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.

Adjective

ceratopsian (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
    • Triceratops is a ceratopsian dinosaur.
    • One common ceratopsian feature is a frill extending from the back of the skull.

Noun

ceratopsian (plural ceratopsians)

  1. Any member of this suborder
    • You know, seeing as you bring up so many groups that people claim "all look alike except for maybe x" but really aren't once you actuall look at them (passerines, hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, etc.), maybe you need to write a book on the subject. It would be a rather interesting read.2011 February 2, anonymous author, article comment
    • Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 31

Forms of ceratopsian

pluralceratopsians

Origin of ceratopsian

From translingual Ceratops + -ian.

Questions about ceratopsian

What does ceratopsian mean?
Ceratopsian means of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
What part of speech is ceratopsian?
Ceratopsian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ceratopsian in the dictionary

  1. ceratophytes
  2. ceratopid
  3. ceratopids
  4. ceratopogonid
  5. ceratopogonids
  6. ceratopsian
  7. ceratopsians
  8. ceratopsid
  9. ceratopsids
  10. ceratopsoid
  11. ceratopsoids

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