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ankylosaurian

ankylosaurian noun: any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms.

Noun

ankylosaurian (plural ankylosaurians)

  1. Any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms.
    Synonyms:
    ankylosaur

Synonyms of ankylosaurian

Forms of ankylosaurian

pluralankylosaurians

Origin of ankylosaurian

From taxonomic name Ankylosauria + -an, equivalent to ankylosaur + -ian, from Ankylosaurus + New Latin -ia, q.v. Compare nodosaurian, derived within English.

Questions about ankylosaurian

What does ankylosaurian mean?
Ankylosaurian means any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms.
What part of speech is ankylosaurian?
Ankylosaurian is a noun.
What is the plural of ankylosaurian?
The plural of ankylosaurian is ankylosaurians.

Words near ankylosaurian in the dictionary

  1. ankylophobia
  2. ankylopollexian
  3. ankylopollexians
  4. ankylosaur
  5. ankylosauri
  6. ankylosaurian
  7. ankylosaurians
  8. ankylosaurid
  9. ankylosaurids
  10. ankylosaurine
  11. ankylosaurines

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