ankylosaur
noun/ˈæŋkɪləsɔː(r)/
/ˈæŋkɪləsɔːr/
- a type of plant-eating dinosaur covered with hard plates made of bone for protectionWord Originearly 20th cent.: from modern Latin Ankylosaurus, from Greek ankulos ‘crooked’ + sauros ‘lizard’.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
ankylosaur