stegosaur
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steg·o·saur
(stĕg′ə-sôr′)n.
1. See stegosaurian.
2. See stegosaurus.
[From New Latin Stegosaurus, genus name; see stegosaurus.]
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stegosaur
(ˈstɛɡəˌsɔː) ,stegosaurus
orstegosaurian
n
(Palaeontology) any quadrupedal herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur of the suborder Stegosauria, esp any of the genus Stegosaurus, of Jurassic and early Cretaceous times, having an armour of bony plates
[C19: from Greek stegos roof + -saur]
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steg•o•saur
(ˈstɛg əˌsɔr)n.
any plant-eating dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous family Stegosauridae, having bony plates along the back.
[1900–05; < New Latin Stegosaurus (1877), genus name < Greek stégo(s) roof + saûros -saur]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() armored dinosaur - dinosaurs having bony armour genus Stegosaurus - quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous |
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stégosaure