scelidosaurus

\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsȯrəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from scelid- (from Greek -skelid-, -skelis leg — as in periskelid-, periskelis band worn on the leg, anklet — from skelos leg) + -o- + -saurus — more at cylinder

: a genus of European Lower Jurassic dinosaurs (suborder Stegosauria) having a dermal armor of longitudinal series of small tubercles and scutes on the back and tail