# stegosaurus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌstɛɡəˈsɔːɹəs/ · frequency rank #82,810

## Definitions
1. A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period.
2. A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.

## Etymology
From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stegosaurus