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ankylosaur

[ang-kuh-loh-sawr]
noun
  1. 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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Origin of ankylosaur

First recorded in 1905–10, ankylosaur is from the New Latin word Ankylosauria name of the suborder. See ankylo-, -saur, -ia
Also called armored dinosaur.
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  • 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

noun
  1. 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
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Word Origin

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

ankylosaurus

[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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