Meanings
nounceratopsid (plural ceratopsids)
plural ceratopsids
- Any member of the family †Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
adjectiveceratopsid (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to these creatures.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*kérats
- Ancient Greekκέρατ- (kérat-)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ókʷs
- Proto-Hellenic*ókʷs
- Ancient Greekὤψ (ṓps)
- taxonomic nameCeratops
- Englishceratopsid
From taxonomic name Ceratops + English -id.
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ceratopsid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratopsid
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“ceratopsid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratopsid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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