ceratopsian

[ser-uh-top-see-uhn]

cer·a·top·si·an

[ser-uh-top-see-uhn]
noun
any of several four-footed, herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder Ceratopsia, of the late Cretaceous Period, having an enlarged skull with a beak, a large perforated frill at the back, and, in some species, one or three horns.
Also called horned dinosaur.


Origin:
< Neo-Latin Ceratopsi(a) (see cerat-, -opsis, -ia) + -an
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Ceratopsian has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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ceratopsian   (sěr'ə-tŏp'sē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various dinosaurs of the group Ceratopsia of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Ceratopsians were ornithischians characterized by skulls with a parrotlike beak, a broad bony frill extending back over the neck, and often one or more horns. Most ceratopsians walked on all fours and grew to medium or large size. Triceratops was a ceratopsian.
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ceratopsian

any of a group of plant-eating dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period (146 million to 66 million years ago) characterized by a bony frill on the back of the skull and a unique upper beak bone, called a rostral

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