ankylosaurine

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noun

Any member of the subfamily Ankylosaurinae, herbaceous dinosaurs closely related to ankylosaurus.

Origintaxonomic name Ankylosaurinae ← New Latin -inae →
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Meanings

nounankylosaurine (plural ankylosaurines)

plural ankylosaurines

  1. Any member of the subfamily Ankylosaurinae, herbaceous dinosaurs closely related to ankylosaurus.

Origin

  1. New Latin-inae“-ine”
  2. taxonomic nameAnkylosaurinae
  3. Englishankylosaurine

From taxonomic name Ankylosaurinae, from Ankylosaurus + New Latin -inae (“-ine”), equivalent to ankylosaur + -ine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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