ANKYLOSAUR


Meaning of ANKYLOSAUR in English

[ 'aŋkɪləsɔ: ]

■ noun a heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period, armoured with bony plates.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from mod. L. Ankylosaurus , from Gk ankulos (see ankylosis ) + sauros 'lizard'.

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