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ankylosaurus

UK/ˌæŋkɪləʊˈsɔərəs/US/ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/

ankylosaurus noun: ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.

ankylosaurus: ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its...
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Noun

ankylosaurus (plural ankylosauri or ankylosauruses)

  1. Ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
    Synonyms:
    ankylosaur

ankylosaurus meaning in Persian and Thai

ankylosaurus in Persian

A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
آنکیلوسور

ankylosaurus in Thai

A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
แองคิโลซอรัส

Synonyms of ankylosaurus

Forms of ankylosaurus

pluralankylosauri
pluralankylosauruses

Origin of ankylosaurus

From taxonomic name Ankylosaurus, from ankylo- + -saurus, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”) + New Latin -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). The word was coined in 1908 without explanation by Barnum Brown and may refer to his mistaken belief that its back was sharply bent in a manner similar to the stegosaurus or to his attention to the fusion of his specimens' rear ribs to their vertebrae, a condition medically known as ankylosis.

Words formed from ankylosaurus

Questions about ankylosaurus

What does ankylosaurus mean?
Ankylosaurus means ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
What is ankylosaurus in Persian?
Ankylosaurus in Persian is آنکیلوسور. See Ankylosaurus meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is ankylosaurus?
Ankylosaurus is a noun.
How do you pronounce ankylosaurus?
Ankylosaurus is pronounced /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/ (US).
What is the plural of ankylosaurus?
The plural of ankylosaurus is ankylosauri.

Words near ankylosaurus in the dictionary

  1. ankylosaurine
  2. ankylosaurines
  3. ankylosauromorph
  4. ankylosauromorphs
  5. ankylosaurs
  6. ankylosaurus
  7. ankylosauruses
  8. ankylose
  9. ankylosed
  10. ankyloses
  11. ankylosing

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