English Explanatory Dictionary

ankylosaurid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the family Ankylosauridae, ankylosaurians with clublike tails.

Word forms

ankylosaurid ankylosaurids

Etymology

From taxonomic name Ankylosauridae, from Ankylosaurus + New Latin -idae (“-id, related to”), from Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, son of”). Equivalent to ankylosaur + -id.

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