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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.
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How to use ankylosaur in a sentence
The Polacanthus and Ankylosaur developed a most effective armour-plating over the rear.
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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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