"thagomizer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθæɡ.ə.maɪ.zəɹ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thagomizer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thagomizers [plural]
Etymology: Coined by cartoonist Gary Larson in 1982. His comic strip (image on the right) shows a caveman giving a lecture illustrating this part of a dinosaur, with the caption "Now this end is called the thagomizer... after the late Thag Simmons". See -ize, -er. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Gary Larson|in=1982|occ=cartoonist}} Coined by cartoonist Gary Larson in 1982 Head templates: {{en-noun}} thagomizer (plural thagomizers)
  1. An arrangement of spikes found on the tails of various stegosaurs. Wikipedia link: thagomizer Categories (lifeform): Dinosaurs Synonyms: thagomiser

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