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ceratosaur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many dinosaurs of the infraorder Ceratosauria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

primitive 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ceratosaurus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theropod, theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaur

Narrower terms: coelophysis

History

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: cératosaure — dinosaur
  • Greek: κερατόσαυρος (keratósavros) — dinosaur
  • Italian: ceratosauro — dinosaur
  • Japanese: ケラトサウルス — dinosaur
  • Portuguese: ceratossauro — dinosaur
  • Spanish: ceratosaurio — dinosaur