Triceratops
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)
Proper noun
[edit]†Triceratops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida – clades; Diapsida – subclass; Archosauromorpha – infraclass; Archosauria – division; Ornithodira – subsection; Dinosauria – superorder; †Ornithischia – order, Cerapoda – suborder, Ceratopsia – infraorder, Neoceratopsia – clade, Ceratopsoidea – superfamily, Ceratopsidae – family; Ceratopsinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Triceratops horridus, Triceratops prorsus - recognized species.
- See
Triceratops on WikispeciesWikispecies for species, both accepted and dubious.
References
[edit]Triceratops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Triceratops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Triceratops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Triceratops at Paleobiology Database