ankylosaur

[ ang-kuh-loh-sawr ]

/ ˈæŋ kə loʊˌsɔr /

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noun

any of several herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder Ankylosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having the body covered with thick, bony plates.

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Also called armored dinosaur.

Origin of ankylosaur

First recorded in 1905–10, ankylosaur is from the New Latin word Ankylosauria name of the suborder. See ancylo-, -saur, -ia

Words nearby ankylosaur

ankylo-, ankyloblepharon, ankyloglossia, ankylopoietic, ankyloproctia, ankylosaur, ankylosaurus, ankylose, ankylosed, ankylosing hyperostosis, ankylosing spondylitis

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How to use ankylosaur in a sentence

The Polacanthus and Ankylosaur developed a most effective armour-plating over the rear.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe

British Dictionary definitions for ankylosaur

ankylosaur

/ (ˈæŋkɪləʊˌsɔː) /

noun

any of various quadrupedal herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs constituting the suborder Ankylosauria, which were most abundant in upper Cretaceous times and had a very heavily armoured tanklike body

Word Origin for ankylosaur

C20: from New Latin, from Greek ankulos crooked + -saur

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