Stegosaurus

steg·o·saur  (stg-sôr) also steg·o·sau·rus (stg-sôrs)

n.

Any of several herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder Stegosauria of the Jurassic to the Cretaceous periods, having a double row of upright bony plates along the back, long hind legs, a short neck, and a relatively small head.

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[New Latin Stegosaurus, genus name : Greek stegos, roof; see stegodon + Greek sauros, lizard.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stegosaurus - herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon stegosaur, Stegosaur stenops armored dinosaur - dinosaurs having bony armour genus Stegosaurus - quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous