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The name triceratops means three horned face. Here are some more definitions of dinosaur names: Tyrannosaurus rex=Tyrant lizard king Stegosaurus=Roofed lizard Brachiosaurus=Arm lizard Diplodocus=Double beam lizard Velociraptor= Quick robber pterodactyl (not a dinosaur)=wing finger
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoTriceratops comes from the Greek words: tri- meaning "three", kéras meaning "horn" and ops meaing "face". It literally means face with three horns.
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∙ 9y agoTriceratops were 30 foot long, 10 foot tall, 6.5 to 13 ton herbivorous dinosaurs. They walked on four legs, and had a large head. The head was adorned with a large frill and three horns, one of which was on the nose, and the other two were above the eyes. Triceratops also had a beak for cropping off leaves.
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∙ 11y agoTriceratops means "three horned face." It refers to the two brow horns and the nose horn that Triceratops had.
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∙ 8y agoTri = three, ceras = horn, ops = eye/face (depending on context). In sum, they mean "three horned face".
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∙ 11y agoyes for the tri it means three and the triceratops has three horns so it's TRIceratops
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∙ 13y agoThree horned face.
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∙ 13y agoIt means 3-horned lizard
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What does the name triceratops mean?
What does the name triceratops mean?The name triceratops means three-horned face.because tri means three and he has three hornson his face.
What is the latin name of a Triceratops?
Triceratops is a scientific name - dinosaurs don't really have common names, although their genus names are used to commonly refer to them. The best example is Tyrannosaurus rex - Tyrannosaurus is the genus name and rex the species name. There are two species of Triceratops, Triceratops horridus and T. porosus.
What physical features gave the triceratops its name?
The things that helped triceratops get its name was mainly the frill and the three horns. And that's how It got its name: Triceratops Horriblus
What is the name of the not meat eating dinosaur?
a herbivore or a triceratops. love triceratops
What is a name for a dinosaur with 3 horns?
The Triceratops because it has three horns on it's face.
Definition of the dinosaur name triceratops?
Triceratops means "three horned face." It refers to the two brow horns and the nose horn that Triceratops had.
What is the meanig of the dinosaur name Triceratops?
Triceratops means "three horned face." It refers to the two brow horns and the nose horn that Triceratops had.
How many legs does a triceratops stand on?
You mean DID - triceratops are extinct. They were four-legged dinosaurs, however.
How did triceratops get there name?
it a three horned animals
What dose a triceratops name mean?
It means 'three horned face' with two horns above its eyes and a shorter horn on the nose
When did Othniel Marsh name the Triceratops?
july 13,2011
Is a triceratops more friendly or more fierce?
A triceratops is more friendly. As triceratops you means the dinosaur that live millions of years ago? Then who really knows. it may be a herbivore but that doesn't mean it is friendly.
