Triceratops

/traɪˈsɛrətɑːps/ noun

Definition

A large dinosaur with three horns and a bony frill on its neck, one of the most famous dinosaurs.

Etymology

From Greek 'tri' (three), 'keras' (horn), and 'ops' (face). The name was created by scientists in the 1800s following the classical naming tradition for fossils.

Kelly Says

Triceratops was named based on very incomplete fossil fragments, and scientists have argued for decades about what it actually looked like—the famous frill might have been for fighting, showing off, or temperature control, and we still don't know for sure.

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