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nodosaur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis, an ankylosaurian dinosaur of the Cretaceous period lacking a clublike tail.

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Synonyms: nodosaurus, Nodosaurus textilis

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nodosaurid, any member of the family †Nodosauridae

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History

Etymology

Clipping of nodosaurus, from translingual Nodosaurus, from New Latin, from Latin nodosus (“knobby, knotted”) + -saurus, equivalent to nodo- + -saur.