stegosaurus Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
stegosaur; Stegosaur stenops.
WordNet
Steg`o*sau"rus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. roof + a lizard.Definitions
(Paleon.) A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.
