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Threehorned

Threehorned or three-horned is a descriptive term used to identify animals that possess three horns. In biology and paleontology, the designation is most closely associated with ceratopsian dinosaurs, a group of herbivores from the Late Cretaceous. The name Triceratops translates to "three-horned face" in Greek, referring to the two horns above the eyes and the single horn on the nose.

The presence and arrangement of the three horns are key features in the study and reconstruction of

In broader usage, the term three-horned may appear in popular science writing or fantasy fiction to describe

Related terms and concepts include Triceratops and Ceratopsia, the broader group to which three-horned horned dinosaurs

these
animals.
Horn
shape,
size,
and
position
varied
among
ceratopsian
taxa,
contributing
to
discussions
of
display,
defense,
and
species
identification.
While
Triceratops
is
the
best-known
example
of
a
three-horned
dinosaur,
other
ceratopsians
exhibit
three-horned
cranial
ornamentation
as
part
of
their
morphology.
creatures
with
three
horns,
even
when
the
features
do
not
correspond
to
a
real
taxon.
The
term
thus
functions
primarily
as
a
descriptive
label
rather
than
a
formal
taxonomic
group.
belong.