Etymology

triceratops

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Today it means: Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous. Full definition →

translingual Triceratops ← Ancient Greek τρεῖς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρεῖς“three”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromTriceratops
  3. English todaytriceratops

From translingual Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).

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