Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceratopsian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: cer-atop-sian
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.

noun

Any member of this suborder

Example Sentences

"Triceratops is a ceratopsian dinosaur."
"One common ceratopsian feature is a frill extending from the back of the skull."
"You know, seeing as you bring up so many groups that people claim "all look alike except for maybe x" but really aren't once you actuall look at them (passerines, hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, etc.), maybe you need to write a book on the subject. It would be a rather interesting read."
"Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success."

Etymology

From translingual Ceratops + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ceratops
Suffix: translingual Ceratops

Inflected Forms

ceratopsians (plural)

Synonyms

horned dinosaur

Questions

What does ceratopsian mean?: Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
Where does ceratopsian come from?: From translingual Ceratops + -ian.

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