tricératops
masculine
The English word triceratops is translated into French as tricératops.
Meaning: Triceratops (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is masculine and is preceded by the masculine article le to form le tricératops (the triceratops).
Did you know?
- While tricératops is the standard term, French artistic descriptions often refer to its collerette to describe the bony frill around its neck.
- French paleontologists often use the term dinosaure à trois cornes to describe the animal to children, which translates literally to 'three-horned dinosaur'.
- While tricératops is the singular form, the French plural is also tricératops. Because the word ends in an 's', it does not change its spelling between one and many.
Examples in context
- Le tricératops est un dinosaure impressionnant.The triceratops is an impressive dinosaur.
- J'ai trouvé un jouet en forme de tricératops.I found a toy in the shape of a triceratops.
- Ce tricératops possède trois cornes.This triceratops has three horns.
Example conversation
Two children are looking at a picture book in a library.
- LéaRegarde, Nathan, c'est un tricératops !Look, Nathan, it's a triceratops!
- NathanIl est vraiment grand, ce tricératops.This triceratops is really big.
- LéaTu préfères le tricératops ou le T-Rex ?Do you prefer the triceratops or the T-Rex?
- NathanMoi, j'adore le tricératops.Me, I love the triceratops.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “triceratops” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
