ankylosaur

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæŋkəloʊˌsɔːɹ/

Noun

ankylosaur (plural ankylosaurs)

  1. Any herbivorous dinosaur in the suborder Ankylosauria, having armor in the form of bony osteoderms.
    Synonym: ankylosaurian
  2. Synonym of ankylosaurus.
    • 2021 December 1, Asher Elbein, “This Dinosaur Found in Chile Had a Battle Ax for a Tail”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      In a study published Wednesday in Nature, Chilean researchers announced the discovery of a new species of ankylosaur, a family of dinosaurs known for their heavy armor, from subantarctic Chile.

Derived terms

References

dinosaur in suborder Ankylosauria
ankylosaurus
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