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- noun zoology Any of the
ankylosaurian dinosaurs of thefamily Nodosauridae.
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The name “ankylosaurid ankylosaur” may seem a bit redundant, but it exists because there is such a thing as—you guessed it—a non-ankylosaurid ankylosaur (also known as a nodosaurid).
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chained_bear commented on the word nodosaurid
"A member of the family Nodosauridae (suborder Ankylosauria) of quadrupedal ornithischian dinosaurs, characterized by an armour of bony spikes and plates and living chiefly in the Cretaceous period." (OED)
September 8, 2008