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.
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 ankylo-, -saur, -ia

Words nearby ankylosaur

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

Example sentences from the Web for ankylosaur

  • 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

Scientific 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.