First Known Use: 1908
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ankylosaur
noun an·ky·lo·saur \ˈaŋ-kə-lō-ˌsȯr\
Definition of ANKYLOSAUR
: any of a suborder (Ankylosauria) of herbivorous Cretaceous ornithiscian dinosaurs having a long low-lying thickset body covered dorsally with bony plates
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Origin of ANKYLOSAUR
New Latin Ankylosauria, from Ankylosaurus
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ANKYLOSAUR Defined for Kids
ankylosaur
noun an·ky·lo·saur \ˈaŋ-kə-lō-ˌsȯr\
Definition of ANKYLOSAUR for Kids
: a plant-eating dinosaur with bony plates covering the back
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