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三角竜 (さんかくりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん角かく竜りゅう

Meanings

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noun

triceratops

rare term

Rare term for the dinosaur Triceratops. The more common name is トリケラトプス.

図ず鑑かんで三さん角かく竜りゅうの化か石せきを見みた。
I saw a Triceratops fossil in the picture book.

Kanji

三three
角angle, corner, square
竜dragon, imperial

Similar words

トリケラトプス
The standard katakana loanword for Triceratops, far more common than 三角竜.

Etymology

From 三角 (さんかく, 'triangle') + 竜 (りゅう, 'dragon'), referring to the three horns. A Japanese coinage for Triceratops, now largely replaced by the loanword トリケラトプス.