Triceratops

See also: triceratops, tricératops, and tricerátops

Translingual

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)

†Triceratops m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.

(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

(genus): Triceratops horridus, Triceratops prorsus - recognized species.
See Triceratops on WikispeciesWikispecies for species, both accepted and dubious.