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triceratops.

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

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noun/tɹaɪˈsɛɹətɒps/
  1. Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Where this word comes from

From translingual Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).

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