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STEGOSAURUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
Synonyms:
stegosaur; Stegosaur stenops; stegosaurus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stegosaurus" is a kind of...):
armored dinosaur (dinosaurs having bony armour)
Holonyms ("stegosaurus" is a member of...):
genus Stegosaurus (quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous)