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ceratopsian vs styracosaurus

styracosaurus vs ceratopsian

ceratopsian and styracosaurus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ceratopsian Yes No No No
styracosaurus Yes No No No
As nouns, styracosaurus is a hyponym of ceratopsian; that is, styracosaurus 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
  • styracosaurus: an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
Other hyponyms of ceratopsian include protoceratops, triceratops, styracosaur, psittacosaur, psittacosaurus.
ceratopsian (noun) styracosaurus (noun)
any of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous
Difference between ceratopsian and styracosaurus

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