styracosaur

styracosaur
noun
an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
Syn: ↑styracosaurus
Hypernyms: ↑ceratopsian, ↑horned dinosaur
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Styracosaurus

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