Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stegosaur

/ˈstɛɡəˌsɔr/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: steg-o-saur
IPA: /ˈstɛɡəˌsɔr/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.

Etymology

From Stegosaurus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɛɡəˌsɔr/

Inflected Forms

stegosaurs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dinosaur

Synonyms

stegosaurus stegosaurus stenops

Questions

How do you pronounce stegosaur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɛɡəˌsɔr/.
What does stegosaur mean?: Any extinct herbivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back.
Where does stegosaur come from?: From Stegosaurus.

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