genus Ankylosaurus

genus Ankylosaurus
noun
armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Thyreophora, ↑suborder Thyreophora, ↑thyreophoran
Member Meronyms: ↑ankylosaur, ↑ankylosaurus, ↑Edmontonia

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  • Ankylosaurus — Taxobox name = Ankylosaurus fossil range = Late Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = An Ankylosaurus skull, profile view. This specimen is from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida… …   Wikipedia

  • ankylosaurus — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek ankylos + sauros lizard Date: 1908 any of a North American genus (Ankylosaurus) of large ankylosaurs having a bony club at the end of the tail …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ankylosaurus — noun A large, herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club like tail. Syn: ankylosaur …   Wiktionary

  • ankylosaurus — noun having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard s • Syn: ↑ankylosaur • Hypernyms: ↑armored dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑Edmontonia • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ankylosaurus — ▪ dinosaur genus  armoured ornithischian dinosaurs that lived 70 million to 65 million years ago in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period. Ankylosaurus is a genus belonging to a larger group (infraorder Ankylosauria (dinosaur)) of… …   Universalium

  • reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ankylosaur — noun having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard s • Syn: ↑ankylosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑armored dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑Edmontonia • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Edmontonia — noun heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi upright posture • Hypernyms: ↑ankylosaur, ↑ankylosaurus • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Ankylosaurus …   Useful english dictionary

  • suborder Thyreophora — noun armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs • Syn: ↑Thyreophora, ↑thyreophoran • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Ornithischia, ↑order Ornithischia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thyreophora — noun armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs • Syn: ↑suborder Thyreophora, ↑thyreophoran • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Ornithischia, ↑order Ornithischia …   Useful english dictionary

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