triceratops

tri·cer·a·tops

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trahy-ser-uh-tops]
- /traɪˈsɛr əˌtɒps/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trahy-ser-uh-tops]
- /traɪˈsɛr əˌtɒps/

Definitions of triceratops word

noun triceratops any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose. 1
noun triceratops any rhinoceros-like herbivorous dinosaur of the ornithischian genus Triceratops, of Cretaceous times, having a heavily armoured neck and three horns on the skull 0
noun triceratops any of a genus (Triceratops) of massive, four-legged ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Cretaceous having a large, bony crest over the neck, a long horn above each eye, and a short horn on the nose 0

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Origin of triceratops

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; < New Latin < Greek trikérat(os) three-horned (see tri-, cerat-), + ṓps face, eye

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Parts of speech for Triceratops

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triceratops popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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