styracosaurus

Definitions of styracosaurus
  1. noun
    an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
    synonyms: styracosaur
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    type of:
    ceratopsian, horned dinosaur
    any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
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