Monoclonius

noun

Mono·​clo·​ni·​us

: a genus of ceratopsian dinosaurs with a large nasal horn found in the Upper Cretaceous of North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mon- + -clonius (from Greek klōnion, diminutive of klōn twig); akin to Greek klan to break

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