ankylosaur

 
Pronunciation: /ˈaŋkɪləsɔː/

noun

  • a heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period, armoured with bony plates.
    • Infraorder Ankylosauria, order Ornithischia: several genera, in particular Ankylosaurus

Origin:

early 20th century: from modern Latin Ankylosaurus, from Greek ankulos (see ankylosis) + sauros 'lizard'