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Stegosaurus - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Stegosaurus : (noun)
1: herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates
along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a
weapon [syn: stegosaur, Stegosaur stenops]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Stegosauria \Steg`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Stegosaurus.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs, including the
genera Stegosaurus, Omosaurus, and their allies.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Stegosaurus : \Steg`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roof _ ? a
lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful
dermal armature of plates and spines.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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