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noun
Any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: stegosaur
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of the genus †Stegosaurus of herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails.
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noun
herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stegosaur, Stegosaur stenops
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: armored dinosaur
History
From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
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