The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word STEGOSAURUS
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What does STEGOSAURUS mean?
STEGOSAURUS noun- A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period.
- A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.