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ceratopsian vs psittacosaurus

psittacosaurus vs ceratopsian

ceratopsian and psittacosaurus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ceratopsian Yes No No No
psittacosaurus Yes No No No
As nouns, psittacosaurus is a hyponym of ceratopsian; that is, psittacosaurus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ceratopsian:
  • ceratopsian: any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia
  • psittacosaurus: primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
Other hyponyms of ceratopsian include protoceratops, triceratops, styracosaur, styracosaurus, psittacosaur.
ceratopsian (noun) psittacosaurus (noun)
any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal
Difference between ceratopsian and psittacosaurus

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