Ceratosaur
a carnivorous, swift-running North American theropod dinosaur of the genus Ceratosaurus and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a large skull with a short horn between the nostrils and a bony knob in front of each eye, and reaching a length of 20 feet (6.1 meter).
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noun divination by use of thunderbolts Word Origin Greek ceraunos ‘thunderbolt’
- Cerberi
Also, Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions. a formidable and often surly keeper or guard. Historical Examples noun (Greek myth) a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades a sop to Cerberus, a bribe or something […]
- Cerberus
Also, Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions. a formidable and often surly keeper or guard. Contemporary Examples Historical Examples noun (Greek myth) a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance to Hades a sop to Cerberus, a bribe […]
- Cercal
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs. adjective (zoology) of or relating to a tail of or relating to the cerci noun (pl) -ci (-siː) one of a pair of sensory appendages at the tip of the abdomen of some […]
- Cercaria
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage. Historical Examples noun (pl) -iae (-ɪˌiː) one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult cercaria cer·car·i·a (sər-kâr’ē-ə) n. pl. cer·car·i·as or cer·car·i·ae (-ē-ē’) The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having […]