noun
- plural of stegosaurus; large herbivorous dinosaurs with rows of bony plates along their backs and spikes on their tails
Usage: paleontology
Examples
- Stegosaurs lived during the Late Jurassic period.
- The museum’s dinosaur exhibit featured several stegosaurs.
- Scientists believe stegosaurs used their tail spikes for defense.
- Stegosaurs were among the most recognizable dinosaurs due to their distinctive back plates.
- Fossil evidence shows that stegosaurs were plant-eaters.
- The stegosaurs roamed ancient forests millions of years ago.