Meaning & use

triceratops

noun·Everyday

A large plant-eating dinosaur with three horns on its face and a bony neck frill.

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The museum's new exhibit featured a full skeleton of a triceratops.

Children pointed excitedly at the triceratops model as it slowly moved its head.

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Triceratops lived during the late Cretaceous period and is known for its distinctive three-horned skull.

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