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nodosaur

nodosaur noun: synonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.

Noun

nodosaur (plural nodosaurs)

  1. Synonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.
    • Nodosaurs are ankylosaurid dinosaurs: armoured herbivorous reptiles that look like the love-child of a rhino and an army tank.2017 September 27, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis
  2. Synonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae.
    Synonyms:
    nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae

Synonyms of nodosaur

  • nodosaurus
  • Nodosaurus textilis
  • nodosaurid
  • any member of the family †Nodosauridae

Forms of nodosaur

pluralnodosaurs

Origin of nodosaur

Clipping of nodosaurus, from translingual Nodosaurus, from New Latin, from Latin nodosus (“knobby, knotted”) + -saurus, equivalent to nodo- + -saur.

Questions about nodosaur

What does nodosaur mean?
Nodosaur means synonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.
What part of speech is nodosaur?
Nodosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of nodosaur?
The plural of nodosaur is nodosaurs.

Words near nodosaur in the dictionary

  1. Nodons
  2. nodopathies
  3. nodopathy
  4. nodosarine
  5. nodosarines
  6. nodosaur
  7. nodosaurian
  8. nodosaurians
  9. nodosaurid
  10. nodosaurids
  11. nodosaurs

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