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Triceratops

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    New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί- (trí-, “three”) +‎ κέρατ- (kérat-, “horn”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “face”). Coined by American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1889.

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    †Triceratops m

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae – triceratops; herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.

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