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Stegosaurus


Stegˊo-sau′rus

(stĕgˊō̍-sa̤′rŭs)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
στέγη
roof +
σαῦροσ
a lizard.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.

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Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus

See also: stegosaurus

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Stegosaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Stegosauridae herbivorous dinosaurs distinguished by the plates on their backs.

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stegosaurus

stegosaurus

See also: Stegosaurus

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Noun

stegosaurus (plural stegosauruses)

  1. A stegosaur
    • 1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:
      So you tell your friends about it, including the people who have no interest in birding and wouldn't know a Le Conte's sparrow from a stegosaurus.