stegosaurus

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːɹəs/ === Noun === stegosaurus (plural stegosauruses or stegosauri) Any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with dorsal plates and spikes, alive during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. Synonym: stegosaur (in particular) Any of the genus †Stegosaurus of herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin stegosaurus === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsteɡosɑu̯rus/, [ˈs̠te̞ɡo̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯rus̠] Rhymes: -ɑurus Syllabification(key): ste‧go‧sau‧rus Hyphenation(key): ste‧go‧sau‧rus === Noun === stegosaurus stegosaurus ==== Declension ====