ankylosaurus
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See also: Ankylosaurus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the genus translingual Ankylosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”); by surface analysis, ankylo- + -saurus. The word was coined in 1908 by Brown, who did not give any explanation. It may have been intended to refer to ankylosis, a medical condition in which bones fuse and can cause a deformity. Ankylosaurs have some rear ribs fused to their vertebrae.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ankylosaurus (plural ankylosauri or ankylosauruses)
- A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous
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References
[edit]- ^ “ankylosaurus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
[edit]ankylosaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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