stegosaurus

noun

stego·​sau·​rus ˌste-gə-ˈsȯr-əs 

: any of a genus (Stegosaurus) of stegosaurs known from the Upper Jurassic rocks especially of Colorado and Wyoming

Examples of stegosaurus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Gallery's search results brought me pictures of a Chester A. Arthur statue and several pictures of a stegosaurus display. —PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025

Within a matter of moments, the two of them were fighting each other in the city room like a stegosaurus and a brontosaurus in some sort of Jurassic Park scenario. —Frank Digiacomo, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024

On a recent rainy Wednesday in Manhattan, Leonid Kogut sat and looked in awe at Apex, a stegosaurus that spans 27 feet. —Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024

The remains of a stegosaurus—now known as Apex—have a new home in N.Y.C’s American Museum of Natural History, where they will be displayed beginning this weekend, the Associated Press reports. —Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stegos roof + sauros lizard — more at thatch

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stegosaurus

• polyporus
• authorise
• clitoris
• liquorice
• prioress
• pylorus
• thesaurus
• chloris
• chorus
• horus
• lores
• morrice

Kids Definition

stegosaurus

noun

stego·​sau·​rus ˌsteg-ə-ˈsȯr-əs 

: any of a genus of 4-footed plant-eating dinosaurs having bony plates and spikes on the back and tail and whose fossil remains are found in the Upper Jurassic rocks of Colorado and Wyoming