英文词源
- triceratops (n.)
- dinosaur genus, 1890, from Greek trikeratos "three-horned" + ops "face," literally "eye," from PIE *okw- "to see" (see eye (n.)). The first element is from tri- "three" (see three) + keras (genitive keratos) "horn" (see kerato-).
中文词源
triceratops：三角恐龙
词根词缀： tri-三 + cerat(-cer-)角 + ops
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triceratops：三角龙
tri-, 三，-cerat,角，词源同 horn,rhinoceros,-ops,眼睛，代指脸，词源同 optical,antelope.因这 种恐龙头上长有三角而得名。