Triceratops

See also: triceratops, tricératops, and tricerátops

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)

Proper noun

†Triceratops m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; †Ornithischia - order, Cerapoda - suborder, Ceratopsia - infraorder, Neoceratopsia - clade, Ceratopsoidea - superfamily, Ceratopsidae - family; Ceratopsinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Triceratops horridus, Triceratops prorsus - recognized species.
• See Triceratops on WikispeciesWikispecies for species, both accepted and dubious.

References

• Triceratops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Triceratops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Triceratops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Triceratops at Paleobiology Database