Meanings
nounceratosaur (plural ceratosaurs)
plural ceratosaurs
- biologyAny of many dinosaurs of the infraorder Ceratosauria.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounprimitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America
Similar
ceratosaurus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French cératosaure
- cératosauredinosaur
Greek κερατόσαυρος
- κερατόσαυρος (keratósavros)dinosaur
Italian ceratosauro
- ceratosaurodinosaur
Japanese ケラトサウルス
- ケラトサウルスdinosaur
Portuguese ceratossauro
- ceratossaurodinosaur
Spanish ceratosaurio
- ceratosauriodinosaur
Cite this entry
APA
ceratosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratosaur
MLA
“ceratosaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratosaur. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceratosaur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratosaur.
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