stegosaurus
/ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːɹəs/
stegosaurus noun: any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
Noun
stegosaurus (plural stegosauruses or stegosauri)
- Any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
- "You will observe that both the pterodactyl and the stegosaurus are Jurassic, and therefore of a great age in the order of life."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- So you tell your friends about it, including the people who have no interest in birding and wouldn't know a Le Conte's sparrow from a stegosaurus.1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader
- Synonyms:
- stegosaur
- Any of the genus †Stegosaurus of herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails.
Synonyms of stegosaurus
Forms of stegosaurus
| plural | stegosauruses |
|---|---|
| plural | stegosauri |
Origin of stegosaurus
From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Words formed from stegosaurus
Questions about stegosaurus
- What does stegosaurus mean?
- Stegosaurus means any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
- What part of speech is stegosaurus?
- Stegosaurus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stegosaurus?
- Stegosaurus is pronounced /ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːɹəs/.
- What is the plural of stegosaurus?
- The plural of stegosaurus is stegosauruses.
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