stegosaurus
/ˌstɛɡəˈsɔrəs/
noun
- A large plant-eating dinosaur from the late Jurassic period, known for having two rows of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail.
- Children love learning about the stegosaurus because of its unusual plates.
- A fossil of a stegosaurus was discovered in Colorado last year.
- The stegosaurus used its spiked tail to defend itself from predators.