ankylosaurus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/ (General-American)
- /ˌæŋkɪloʊˈsɔːɹəs/ (General-American)
- /ˌæŋkɪləʊˈsɔərəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- Ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ankylosauruses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ankylosauri | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
ankylosaurian · ankylosaurine · ankylosaurid · ankylosaur
Relateds
ankylosaurid · ankylosaurian · ankylosaurine
Synonyms
Translations (23)
bg aнкилозавър (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · es anquilosaurio (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · mn анкилозавр (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · uk анкілозавр (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · pl ankylozaur (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · fr ankylosaure (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · cmn 甲龍屬 /甲龙属 (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · ko 안킬로사우루스 (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · fi ankylosaurus (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · is gaddeðla (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · el αγκυλόσαυρος (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · eo ankilosaŭro (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · ga ancalasár (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · ru анкилозавр (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · pt anquilossauro (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · haw ʻanekilosauru (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · ja アンキロサウルス (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · he אנקילוזאורוס (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · fa آنکیلوسور (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · it anchilosauro (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · th แองคิโลซอรัส (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · uz ankilozavrlar (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period) · de Ankylosaurus (A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period)