Meanings
plural nodosaurs
- Synonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.
Nodosaurs are ankylosaurid dinosaurs: armoured herbivorous reptiles that look like the love-child of a rhino and an army tank.
2017 September 27, Elsa Panciroli, The GuardianSynonyms: nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis
- Synonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae.
Synonyms: nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.
nounSynonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae.
Origin
- Latinnodosus“knobby, knotted”
- translingualNodosaurus
- Englishnodosaur
Clipping of nodosaurus, from translingual Nodosaurus, from New Latin, from Latin nodosus (“knobby, knotted”) + -saurus, equivalent to nodo- + -saur.
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nodosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodosaur
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