Nodosauridae

Translingual

Etymology

From †Nodosaurus +‎ -idae, from New Latin nodosaurus, from Latin nodosus (knobby, knotty) + -saurus (-saur), from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, lizard).

Proper noun

Nodosauridae

  1. A taxonomic family within the orderOrnithischia – certain ankylosaurs, distinguished from ankylosaurids by the lack of mace-like tail clubs. Instead, they have more flexible tail tips.

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • English: nodosaurid

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