Ceratops

Translingual

Etymology

    New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέρατ- (kérat-, “horn”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “face”). Coined by American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1888.

    Proper noun

    Ceratops

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – a herbivorous dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous.

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