stegosaur

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon

From Stegosaurus.

The stegosaur carried huge plates upon his curved back, suggesting a circular saw; his long powerful tail was armed with sharp spikes, and must have been a dangerous weapon. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard

stegosaurus, Stegosaur stenops

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