Etymology

stegosaur

steg·o·saur
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Today it means: Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. Full definition →

First used c. 1900
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From Stegosaurus.

First known use, by meaning

  • from c. 1900 Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

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