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Noun: stegosaur  'ste-gu,sor
  1. Herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
    - stegosaurus, Stegosaur stenops

Derived forms: stegosaurs

Type of: armored dinosaur [US]

Part of: genus Stegosaurus

Encyclopedia: Stegosaur