tri|cer|a|tops

tri|cer|a|tops
tri|cer|a|tops «try SEHR uh tops», noun.
a dinosaur of the Cretaceous period of western North America, with a huge skull, a large horn above each eye and a smaller horn on the nose, a large, bony collar extending from the neck, and long powerful tail.
╂[< New Latin Triceratops the genus name < Greek trikératos three-horned + face]

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  • tops — bron·tops; cer·a·tops; tops·man; tri·cer·a·tops; tops; …   English syllables

  • triceratops — tri·cer·a·tops …   English syllables

  • triceratops — tri|cer|a|tops [ traı serə,taps ] noun count a DINOSAUR with three horns on its face …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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