ankylosaurus

See also: Ankylosaurus

English

Illustration of an ankylosaurus.

Etymology

From the genus translingual Ankylosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”); by surface analysis, ankylo- +‎ -saurus. The word was coined in 1908 by Brown, who did not give any explanation. It may have been intended to refer to ankylosis, a medical condition in which bones fuse and can cause a deformity. Ankylosaurs have some rear ribs fused to their vertebrae.[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːrəs/

Noun

ankylosaurus (plural ankylosauri or ankylosauruses)

A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.

Synonyms

ankylosaur

Translations

large herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous

Bulgarian: aнкилозавър m (ankilozavǎr)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 甲龍屬／甲龙属
Esperanto: ankilosaŭro
French: ankylosaure (fr) m
German: Ankylosaurus
Greek: αγκυλόσαυρος (el) (agkylósavros)
Hawaiian: ʻanekilosauru
Hebrew: אנקילוזאורוס‎
Icelandic: gaddeðla
Irish: ancalasár
Italian: anchilosauro m
Japanese: アンキロサウルス (ankirosaurusu)
Korean: 안킬로사우루스 (ankillosauruseu)
Mongolian: анкилозавр (ankilozavr)
Persian: آنکیلوسور‎
Polish: ankylozaur m
Portuguese: anquilossauro m
Russian: анкилозавр (ru) (ankilozavr)
Spanish: anquilosaurio (es) m
Thai: แองคิโลซอรัส
Ukrainian: анкілозавр (ankilozavr)
Uzbek: ankilozavrlar

References

“ankylosaurus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary