pro·to·cer·a·tops (prō′tō-sĕrə-tŏps′)
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Tweet n. A small herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur of the genus Protoceratops of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by a bony frill on the back of the skull and a beaked mouth. [New Latin Prōtocerātōps, genus name : Greek prōto-, proto- + Greek keras, kerāt-, horn; see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Greek ōps, eye, face; see okw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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