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ankylosaurian

Today it means: Any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms. Full definition →

taxonomic name Ankylosauria ← New Latin -ia

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New Latin · borrowed from-ia
taxonomic name · borrowed fromAnkylosauria
English todayankylosaurian

From taxonomic name Ankylosauria + -an, equivalent to ankylosaur + -ian, from Ankylosaurus + New Latin -ia, q.v. Compare nodosaurian, derived within English.

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