ankylosaurus

American  

[ang-ki-loh-sawr-uhs] / ˌæŋ kɪ loʊˈsɔr əs /

noun

plural

ankylosauruses

1. any of the genus Ankylosaurus of heavily armored, herbivorous dinosaurs; of the ankylosaurs, perhaps the largest, distinguished by its sideways-facing nostrils and the club at the end of its tail.

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ankylosaurus Scientific  

/ ăng′kə-lō-sôr′əs /

1. A large, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Ankylosaurus of the Cretaceous Period. Ankylosaurs had a squat, heavily armored body and a clubbed tail.

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Other Word Forms

• ankylosaurian adjective
• ankylosaurid noun
• ankylosaurine noun

Example Sentences

Like its thyreophora relatives the stegosaurus and the ankylosaurus, Jakapil kaniukura is believe to have been a herbivore, meaning that it ate plants instead of meat.

From Salon

These are "hit you over the head like an ankylosaurus tail" references.

From Salon

Also, Mike Harris and his son prepare to sell their prized Tyrannosaurus rex fossil and Aaron Bolan hunts for an ankylosaurus in this new episode.

From Los Angeles Times

They climb the ankylosaurus’s scaly back like a staircase, or ride a pteranodon like a flying horse.

From New York Times

That was until October of 2017, when LuJan and his team discovered the remains of a new kind of ankylosaurus, a genus of armor-plated dinosaurs that were among the last of the dinosaurs on Earth.

From Fox News