protoceratops

noun

pro·​to·​cer·​a·​tops ˌprō-(ˌ)tō-ˈser-ə-ˌtäps 

: any of a genus (Protoceratops) of small herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous that lacked horns

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Ceratops, a genus — more at ceratopsian

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for protoceratops

• backdrops
• bookshops
• cyclops
• desktops
• dewdrops
• esops
• hilltops
• housetops
• hydrops
• laptops
• outcrops
• raindrops