ceratopsian

/ˌsɛrəˈtɑpsiən/

Other forms: ceratopsians

Definitions of ceratopsian

1. noun

   any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
   synonyms: horned dinosaur

   types:

   protoceratops

   small horned dinosaur

   triceratops

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

   styracosaur, styracosaurus

   an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous

   psittacosaur, psittacosaurus

   primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal

   type of:

   ornithischian, ornithischian dinosaur

   herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird