Ankylosaur
any of several herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder ankylosauria, from the cretaceous period, having the body covered with thick, bony plates.
historical examples
the polacanthus and ankylosaur developed a most effective armour-plating over the rear.
the story of evolution joseph mccabe
noun
any of various quadrupedal herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs const-tuting the suborder ankylosauria, which were most abundant in upper cretaceous times and had a very heavily armoured tanklike body
ankylosaurus (āng’kə-lō-sôr’əs) or ankylosaur
(āng’kə-lō-sôr’əs)
a large, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus ankylosaurus of the cretaceous period. ankylosaurs had a squat, heavily armored body and a clubbed tail.
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n. cretaceous armored dinosaur, 1907, modern latin, from greek ankylos “crooked” (see angle (n.)) + -saurus. historical examples stegopelta of the cretaceous of wyoming is more nearly related to ankylosaurus. dinosaurs william diller matthew ankylosaurus (āng’kə-lō-sôr’əs) or ankylosaur (āng’kə-lō-sôr’əs) a large, herbivorous dinosaur of the genus ankylosaurus of the cretaceous period. ankylosaurs had a squat, […]
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to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone. historical examples if the paralysis is widely distributed, and the joints are flail-like, it is better to ankylose the ankle and mid-tarsal joints. manual of surgery volume second: extremities–head–neck. sixth edition. alexander miles verb […]
- Ankylosed
to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone. historical examples the bones of the pelvis are ankylosed together, and to a large though variable number of vertebrae. the vertebrate skeleton sidney h. reynolds ankylosed to its anterior end are the remains of […]
- Ankylosis
pathology. abnormal adhesion of the bones of a joint. anatomy. the union or consolidation of two or more bones or other hard tissues into one. historical examples it is -ssociated with ankylosis of the joint, or contracture of the soft parts or both. manual of surgery volume second: extremities–head–neck. sixth edition. alexander miles degeneration of […]
- Ankyloses
to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone. pathology. abnormal adhesion of the bones of a joint. anatomy. the union or consolidation of two or more bones or other hard tissues into one. historical examples the greater number of contractures and ankyloses […]