ankylosaurus

Definitions of ankylosaurus
  1. noun
    having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's
    synonyms: ankylosaur
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    types:
    Edmontonia
    heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture
    type of:
    armored dinosaur
    dinosaurs having bony armour
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