stegosauri

English

Noun

stegosauri

1. (nonstandard, usually humorous, rare) plural of stegosaurus
   • 1977, Herbert Kohl, Writing, Maths & Games in the Open Classroom, Methuen, page 76:

     They had plastic sabre-toothed tigers, tyrannosauri, brontosauri and stegosauri.

   • 1999 July 24, John Woodgate, <j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk>, "Re: How do I change the quote character?", demon.ip.support.turnpike, Usenet:

     Pardon? It's a well-known fact that all female stegosauri (stegosaurae) were called Glenys.

   • 2000 October 21, "DiLithiumXtals", <dilithiumxt...@aol.com>, "Re: Stegosaur Stomps Darwin", alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, Usenet:

     Right....cats, like stegosauri, have spiked tails they use as weapons.

   • 2006, May, Mike Simpson, "The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze" (Movie review):

     By Part VIII, the valley is obviously accessible because a herd of stegosauri ("spiketails") is passing through.

   • 2007, Jasper Fforde, First Amongst Sequels, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 182:

     Harris Tweed tried it next and was nearly trampled by a herd of angry stegosauri.

Italian

Noun

stegosauri m

1. plural of stegosauro