Marginocephalian Definition

märjə-nō-sə-fălē-ən
noun
Any of various herbivorous ornithiscian dinosaurs of the group Marginocephalia of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by a bony shelf or frill at the back of the skull and including the ceratopsians and the pachycephalosaurians.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • suborder Marginocephalia
  • Marginocephalia

Origin of Marginocephalian

  • From New Latin Marginocephalia group name Latin margō, margin- margin margin Greek kephalē head cephalic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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