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Definition of Stegosaurus

1. Noun. Herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon.

Definition of Stegosaurus

1. n. A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.

Definition of Stegosaurus

1. Noun. A stegosaur ¹

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Definition of Stegosaurus

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stegosaurus

Literary usage of Stegosaurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"Colorado. Characteristic portions of the skeleton are known. stegosaurus ... The Skull and Dermal Armor of stegosaurus. Amer. Journ. Sci. ..."

2. The Ultimate Shape Book Grades K-2 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2002)
"Literature Connections Can I Have a stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? ... Concrete Experiences Present some facts about the stegosaurus. • stegosaurus had 17 bony ..."

3. How to Write Simple Science Reports by Jo Ellen Moore (1995)
"stegosaurus Provide books and other materials about the stegosaurus for students reporting on this dinosaur. (You may need to read these to younger students ..."

4. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1911)
"The two vertebras differ in the much less relative depth of the posterior concavity in stegosaurus, and in the fact that the anterior and posterior faces ..."

5. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"stegosaurus, the remains of which have also been found in the Western Jurassic ... At any rate, we find in the stegosaurus that the vertebrae of the sacrum ..."

6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"stegosaurus, the remains of which have also been found Western Jurassic and are preserved at the Vale C It was about twenty-five feet long. ..."

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