Agathaumas

noun

Ag·​a·​thau·​mas

ˌa-gə-ˈthȯ-məs

: a genus of herbivorous dinosaurs related to and possibly not distinct from Triceratops

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Greek aga-, intensifying prefix + New Latin -thaumant-, -thaumas, derivative of Greek thaûma "wonder, marvel" (perhaps after Thaûmas, a son of Pontus and Gaia)

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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