Main Entry:

tri·cer·a·tops

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)trī-ˈser-ə-ˌtäps\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural tri·cer·a·tops also tri·cer·a·tops·es \-ˌtäp-səz\

Etymology:

New Latin, from tri- + Greek kerat-, keras horn + ōps face — more at horn, eye

Date:

1892

: any of a genus (Triceratops) of large herbivorous quadrupedal ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous with three horns, a bony hood or crest on the neck, and hoofed toes