ankylosaurid

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noun

Any member of the family Ankylosauridae, ankylosaurians with clublike tails.

Origintaxonomic name Ankylosauridae ← New Latin -idae ← Ancient Greek -ίδης →
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Meanings

nounankylosaurid (plural ankylosaurids)

plural ankylosaurids

  1. Any member of the family Ankylosauridae, ankylosaurians with clublike tails.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-ίδης“-son, son of”
  2. New Latin-idae“-id, related to”
  3. taxonomic nameAnkylosauridae
  4. Englishankylosaurid

From taxonomic name Ankylosauridae, from Ankylosaurus + New Latin -idae (“-id, related to”), from Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, son of”). Equivalent to ankylosaur + -id.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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