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.

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for ankylosaurus

Stegopelta of the Cretaceous of Wyoming is more nearly related to Ankylosaurus.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew