"stegosaurus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stegosauruses [plural], stegosauri [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Stegosaurus|genus}} Stegosaurus, {{der|en|grc|στέγος||roof}} Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|stegosauri}} stegosaurus (plural stegosauruses or stegosauri)
  1. A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period. Categories (lifeform): Dinosaurs
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  2. A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder. Categories (lifeform): Dinosaurs Translations (extinct reptile): stégosaure [masculine] (French), stegozaur [masculine] (Polish), stegozaur [masculine] (Romanian), cтегоза́вр (ctegozávr) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stegosaurus-en-noun-OETyiX5Y Disambiguation of Dinosaurs: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'extinct reptile': 41 59

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