English word origin

Etymology of Trike

From a clipping of Triceratops.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗

name

An endearing diminutive name given to an individual Triceratops.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a clipping of Triceratops.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

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noun

A tricycle.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a clipping of tricycle.

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Machine-source provenance

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