stegosaurus

noun

stego·​sau·​rus ˌste-gə-ˈsȯr-əs 

: any of a genus (Stegosaurus) of stegosaurs known from the Upper Jurassic rocks especially of Colorado and Wyoming

Examples of stegosaurus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction. —Yun Li, CNBC, 18 July 2024

There's another dinosaur fossil that will not be on public display because recently Apex, the largest stegosaurus ever found, was sold to a private collector for nearly $45 million. —Abc News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024

The stegosaurus was excavated on private land in Moffat County, Colorado. —Yun Li, CNBC, 18 July 2024

The most complete and largest stegosaurus fossil sold for $44.6 million at auction in New York on Wednesday, Sotheby's announced. —Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 18 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stegos roof + sauros lizard — more at thatch

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

stegosaurus

noun

stego·​sau·​rus ˌsteg-ə-ˈsȯr-əs 

: any of a genus of 4-footed plant-eating dinosaurs having bony plates and spikes on the back and tail and whose fossil remains are found in the Upper Jurassic rocks of Colorado and Wyoming