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triceratops (n.)

dinosaur genus, 1890, from Greek trikeratos "three-horned" + ōps "face," etymologically "eye," from PIE root *okw- "to see." The first element is from tri- "three" (see three) + keras (genitive keratos) "horn of an animal," from PIE root *ker- (1) "horn; head."

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Definitions of triceratops from WordNet

triceratops (n.)
huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill;
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