stegosaur
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur: A "stegosaur" is a dinosaur characterized by distinctive upright bony plates arranged in two rows along its back and spikes on its tail.
- A member of the family Stegosauridae: It belongs to a specific group of armored dinosaurs from the Jurassic period.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The museum's fossil exhibit features a complete skeleton of a stegosaur.
- Scientists believe the plates on a stegosaur may have been used for temperature regulation or display.
Advanced Usage
- "Stegosaur" as a taxonomic reference: Used in scientific literature to refer to any member of the suborder Stegosauria.
- The discovery of the new fossil helped clarify the evolutionary timeline for early stegosaurs.
Variants and Related Words
- Stegosaurus (n): The most well-known genus within the stegosaur family. Often used interchangeably in general contexts, though "Stegosaurus" is more specific.
- The Stegosaurus is arguably the most recognizable stegosaur.
Synonyms
- Plated dinosaur: A descriptive synonym emphasizing its most distinctive physical feature.
Noun
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herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
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