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nodosaur en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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:
  2. Synonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae.

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Synonyms

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