"ankylosaurus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːɹəs/ [US] Forms: ankylosauri [plural], ankylosauruses [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Ankylosaurus}} translingual Ankylosaurus, {{der|en|grc|ἀγκύλος||crooked}} Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”), {{surf|en|ankylo-|-saurus|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, ankylo- + -saurus Head templates: {{en-noun|ankylosauri|+}} ankylosaurus (plural ankylosauri or ankylosauruses)
  1. A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail. Categories (lifeform): Dinosaurs Synonyms: ankylosaur Translations (large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous of genus Ankylosaurus): aнкилозавър (ankilozavǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 甲龍屬 /甲龙属 (Chinese Mandarin), ankilosaŭro (Esperanto), ankylosaure [masculine] (French), Ankylosaurus (German), αγκυλόσαυρος (agkylósavros) (Greek), ʻanekilosauru (Hawaiian), אנקילוזאורוס (Hebrew), gaddeðla (Icelandic), ancalasár (Irish), anchilosauro [masculine] (Italian), アンキロサウルス (ankirosaurusu) (Japanese), 안킬로사우루스 (ankillosauruseu) (Korean), анкилозавр (ankilozavr) (Mongolian), آنکیلوسور (Persian), ankylozaur [masculine] (Polish), anquilossauro [masculine] (Portuguese), анкилозавр (ankilozavr) (Russian), anquilosaurio [masculine] (Spanish), แองคิโลซอรัส (Thai), анкілозавр (ankilozavr) (Ukrainian), ankilozavrlar (Uzbek)

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