genus Stegosaurus

genus Stegosaurus
noun
quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Thyreophora, ↑suborder Thyreophora, ↑thyreophoran
Member Meronyms: ↑stegosaur, ↑stegosaurus, ↑Stegosaur stenops

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