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STYRACOSAURUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
Synonyms:
styracosaur; styracosaurus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("styracosaurus" is a kind of...):
ceratopsian; horned dinosaur (any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia)
Holonyms ("styracosaurus" is a member of...):
genus Styracosaurus (genus of horned dinosaurs)