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triceratops

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for triceratops.

Editorial note

Fossils related to triceratops are found in central asia and were sometimes displayed as wonders in ancient times.

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Quick take

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for triceratops.

noun

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Example sentences

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Fossils related to triceratops are found in central asia and were sometimes displayed as wonders in ancient times.

2

She loves the first thing i ever printed her though, a triceratops model, despite being randomly downloaded.

3

How long was it until they figured out that one triceratops was a juvenile rather than a separate species?

4

First brontosaurs, then Pluto, now Triceratops - what's next, Count Chocula will turn out to have been a miscategorized lemur?

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Looks like they have a triceratops as ichthyosaur ancestor, and maybe a turtle as plesiosaur ancestor.

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The point has never been that the word, in most peoples minds, doesn't conjures up pictures of t-rex and triceratops.

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Also, the cop with the triceratops head - people with dinosaur and animal heads are another major trope of Danger 5.

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There’s also Tyrannosaurus rex, Brontosaurus (maybe you’re not supposed to call them that anymore), Triceratops and maybe a couple of others.

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I got a triceratops on my forearm last year because it’s my favourite dinosaur, and also why not?

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Although having Douglas Englebart arriving at the mother of all demos on the back of a triceratops would be worth paying to see.

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I was excited, so I jumped on my triceratops and went over to see my friend Ug.

12

Is that a human-sized preying mantis cuddling with a buxom triceratops girl?

Proper noun examples

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Would it not be wonderful to meet a Triceratops, forty feet long or so, waddling like a giant lizard up Holborn Hill.

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Triceratops Age Verification services, provided a state-sanctioned monopoly on issuing Porn Licenses.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use triceratops in a sentence?

Fossils related to triceratops are found in central asia and were sometimes displayed as wonders in ancient times.

What does triceratops mean?

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

What part of speech is triceratops?

triceratops is commonly used as noun.