ankylosaurian

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noun

Any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms.

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ankylosaur
Origintaxonomic name Ankylosauria ← New Latin -ia →
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Meanings

nounankylosaurian (plural ankylosaurians)

plural ankylosaurians

  1. Any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms.

    Synonyms: ankylosaur

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbaceous dinosaurs notable for their armor consisting of bony osteoderms.

Similar
ankylosaur
Also see
ankylosaur

Origin

  1. New Latin-ia
  2. taxonomic nameAnkylosauria
  3. Englishankylosaurian

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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Cite this entry
APA

ankylosaurian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosaurian

MLA

“ankylosaurian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosaurian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ankylosaurian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosaurian.

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