Meanings
plural ankylosauri · plural ankylosauruses
- Ankylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.First known use 1908
Synonyms: ankylosaur
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAnkylosaurus magniventris, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhaving the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσαῦρος“lizard”
- New Latin-saurus
- Ancient Greekἀγκύλος“crooked”
- taxonomic nameAnkylosaurus
- Englishankylosaurus
From taxonomic name Ankylosaurus, from ankylo- + -saurus, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”) + New Latin -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). The word was coined in 1908 without explanation by Barnum Brown and may refer to his mistaken belief that its back was sharply bent in a manner similar to the stegosaurus or to his attention to the fusion of his specimens' rear ribs to their vertebrae, a condition medically known as ankylosis.
More words from taxonomic name, Ancient Greek, New Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian aнкилозавър
- aнкилозавър (ankilozavăr)A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Chinese Mandarin 甲龍屬 /甲龙属
- 甲龍屬 /甲龙属A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Esperanto ankilosaŭro
- ankilosaŭroA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Finnish ankylosaurus
- ankylosaurusA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
French ankylosaure
- ankylosaureA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
German Ankylosaurus
- AnkylosaurusA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Greek αγκυλόσαυρος
- αγκυλόσαυρος (agkylósavros)A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Hawaiian ʻanekilosauru
- ʻanekilosauruA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Hebrew אנקילוזאורוס
- אנקילוזאורוסA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Icelandic gaddeðla
- gaddeðlaA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Irish ancalasár
- ancalasárA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Italian anchilosauro
- anchilosauroA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Japanese アンキロサウルス
- アンキロサウルス (ankirosaurusu)A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Korean 안킬로사우루스
- 안킬로사우루스 (ankillosauruseu)A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Persian آنکیلوسور
- آنکیلوسورA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Polish ankylozaur
- ankylozaurA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Portuguese anquilossauro
- anquilossauroA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Russian анкилозавр
- анкилозавр (ankilozavr)A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Spanish anquilosaurio
- anquilosaurioA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Thai แองคิโลซอรัส
- แองคิโลซอรัสA. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Ukrainian анкілозавр
- анкілозавр (ankilozavr)A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period
Cite this entry
ankylosaurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosaurus
“ankylosaurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosaurus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ankylosaurus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosaurus.
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