an·ky·lo·saur ( ng k -l -sôr ) or an·ky·lo·sau·rus (ngk-l-sôrs)n. A large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period, having a squat, heavily armored body and a clubbed tail. [New Latin Ankylosaurus, genus name : Greek ankulos, crooked, bent + Greek sauros, lizard.] |
| ankylosaurus (ngk-l-sôrs) or ankylosaur (ngk-l-sôr) A large, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Ankylosaurus of the Cretaceous Period. Ankylosaurs had a squat, heavily armored body and a clubbed tail. |
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| Noun | 1. |  ankylosaurus - having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard'sarmored dinosaur - dinosaurs having bony armour genus Ankylosaurus - armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Edmontonia - heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture |
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