ankylosaur

[ ang-kuh-loh-sawr ]

/ ˈæŋ kə loʊˌsɔr /

noun

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

Nearby words

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

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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Examples from the Web for ankylosaur

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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Science definitions for ankylosaur

ankylosaurus

[ ăng′kə-lō-sôr′əs ]

ankylosaur

(ăng′kə-lō-sôr′)

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