ankylosaur
/ˈæŋkəloʊˌsɔːɹ/noun
ankylosaur is a noun meaning “Synonym of ankylosaurus, Ankylosaurus magniventris, a herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-N-K-Y-L-O-S-A-U-R, and it appears about once in every 74 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of ankylosaur is ankylosaurs.
What does ankylosaur mean?
noun
- 1
Synonym of ankylosaurus, Ankylosaurus magniventris, a herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period notable for its heavy armor and clublike tail.
- 2
Synonym of ankylosaurian, any member of the suborder Ankylosauria, herbivorous dinosaurs notable for their armor in the form of bony osteoderms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce ankylosaur?
- US /ˈæŋkəloʊˌsɔːɹ/
- US /ˈæŋkɪloʊˌsɔːɹ/
- UK /ˈæŋkɪləʊˌsɔər/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ankylosaur
- ankylosaurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is ankylosaur?
Ankylosaur appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does ankylosaur come from?
Clipping of ankylosaurus, q.v.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).