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triceratops

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɹaɪˈsɛɹətɒps/
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  • CMU ARPABET: T R AY2 S EH1 R AH0 T AO2 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ceratopsian, horned dinosaur

History

Etymology

From translingual Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَرَيْسِيرَاتُوپْس (taraysīrātūps) — Triceratops
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三角龍 /三角龙 (sānjiǎolóng) — Triceratops
  • French: tricératops — Triceratops
  • German: Dreihorn — Triceratops
  • German: Trizeratops — Triceratops
  • German: Triceratops — Triceratops
  • German: Dreihorngesicht — Triceratops
  • Greek: τρικεράτωψ (trikerátops) — Triceratops
  • Hebrew: תְּלַת קֶרֶן (tlát qéren) — Triceratops
  • Icelandic: nashyrningseðla — Triceratops
  • Italian: triceratopo — Triceratops
  • Japanese: トリケラトプス (torikeratopusu) — Triceratops
  • Korean: 트리케라톱스 (teurikeratopseu) — Triceratops
  • Polish: triceratops — Triceratops
  • Portuguese: tricerátopo — Triceratops
  • Portuguese: tricerátops — Triceratops
  • Russian: трицера́топс (tricerátops) — Triceratops
  • Spanish: tricerátops — Triceratops
  • Spanish: tricératops — Triceratops
  • Swedish: triceratops — Triceratops