ankylosaurusとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From the genus translingual Ankylosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”); by surface analysis, ankylo- +‎ -saurus. The word was coined in 1908 by Brown, who did not give any explanation. It may have been intended to refer to ankylosis, a medical condition in which bones fuse and can cause a deformity. Ankylosaurs have some rear ribs fused to their vertebrae.^[1]

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːrəs/

名詞

ankylosaurus (複数形 ankylosauri または ankylosauruses)

1. A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.

同意語

• ankylosaur

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