Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceratopsid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cer-atop-sid
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family †Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.

adj

Of or pertaining to these creatures.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρατ- (kérat-) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) taxonomic name Ceratops English -oid English -id English ceratopsid From taxonomic name Ceratops + English -id.

Inflected Forms

ceratopsids (plural)

Questions

What does ceratopsid mean?: Any member of the family †Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
Where does ceratopsid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρατ- (kérat-) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) taxonomic name Ceratops English -oid English -id English ceratopsid From taxonomic name Ceratops + English -id.

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