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stegosaur

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I'm not sure how you'd prove the theory that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, short of taking the rectal temp of a Stegosaur.

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Quick take

Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

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noun

Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stegosaur.

noun

Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

See also: stegosaurus, stegosaur-stenops

Example sentences

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I'm not sure how you'd prove the theory that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, short of taking the rectal temp of a Stegosaur.

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In a 1982 The Far Side comic, a group of cavemen are taught by a caveman lecturer that the spikes on a stegosaur's tail were named "after the late Thag Simmons".

Quote examples

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In a 1982 The Far Side comic, a group of cavemen are taught by a caveman lecturer that the spikes on a stegosaur's tail were named "after the late Thag Simmons".

Proper noun examples

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I'm not sure how you'd prove the theory that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, short of taking the rectal temp of a Stegosaur.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use stegosaur in a sentence?

I'm not sure how you'd prove the theory that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, short of taking the rectal temp of a Stegosaur.

What does stegosaur mean?

Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

What part of speech is stegosaur?

stegosaur is commonly used as noun.