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Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus Meaning & Definition
Stegosaurus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stegosaurus?

[n] herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stegosaurus: stegosaur | Stegosaur stenops

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stegosaurus:

See Also | armored dinosaur | genus Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus In Webster's Dictionary

\Steg`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roof + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.

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