stegosaur

steg·o·saur
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US/ˈstɛɡəˌsɔr/US/ˈstɛɡəsoɹ/

noun

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

Similar
stegosaurusStegosaurus stenops
First used c. 1900Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounstegosaur (plural stegosaurs)

plural stegosaurs

  1. Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.First known use c. 1900

    Synonyms: stegosaurus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

Similar
stegosaurus

More synonyms by meaning

nounherbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon

Similar
stegosaurusStegosaurus stenops
Broader
armored dinosaur
Also see
stegosaurus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Stegosaurus.

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Translations

Catalan estegosaure
  • estegosauredinosaur in Stegosauria
Chinese 劍龍 /剑龙
  • 劍龍 /剑龙 (jiànlóng)dinosaur in Stegosauria
Czech stegosaurus
  • stegosaurusdinosaur in Stegosauria
French stégosaure
  • stégosauredinosaur in Stegosauria
German Stegosaurier
  • Stegosaurierdinosaur in Stegosauria
Hebrew סטגוזאור
  • סטגוזאורdinosaur in Stegosauria
Hindi वर्मसरट
  • वर्मसरट (varmasraṭ)dinosaur in Stegosauria
Icelandic kambeðla
  • kambeðladinosaur in Stegosauria
Irish steigeasár
  • steigeasárdinosaur in Stegosauria
Italian stegosauro
  • stegosaurodinosaur in Stegosauria
Japanese ステゴサウルス
  • ステゴサウルス (sutegosaurusu)dinosaur in Stegosauria
Korean 스테고사우르스
  • 스테고사우르스 (seutegosaureuseu)dinosaur in Stegosauria
Polish stegozaur
  • stegozaurdinosaur in Stegosauria
Portuguese estegossauro
  • estegossaurodinosaur in Stegosauria
Russian стегоза́вр
  • стегоза́вр (stegozávr)dinosaur in Stegosauria
Spanish estegosaurio
  • estegosauriodinosaur in Stegosauria
Swedish stegosaurus, stegosaurie
  • stegosaurusdinosaur in Stegosauria
  • stegosauriedinosaur in Stegosauria
Cite this entry
APA

stegosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegosaur

MLA

“stegosaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegosaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stegosaur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegosaur.

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