Nodosaurusn.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊdəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊdəˈsɔrəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nodosaurus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Nodosaurus (O. C. Marsh: see quot. 1889) < classical Latin nōdus knot, node (see node n.) + scientific Latin -saurus -saurus comb. form.

Palaeontology.

The type genus of the ornithischian family Nodosauridae (the nodosaurids); (also nodosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.

ΚΠ

1889 O. C. Marsh in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 138 175 Nodosaurus textilis, gen. et sp. nov... One characteristic feature in this genus is the dermal armor... It was regularly arranged in a series of rounded knobs in rows, and these protuberances have suggested the generic name.]

1902 Science 24 Oct. 674/2 From the ‘Middle Cretaceous of Wyoming’, Marsh determined the Stegosaur Nodosaurus.

1921 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 201 102 The sacrum of Nodosaurus consists of three sacral vertebræ in the primary sacrum, and..of at least four coalesced presacrals..and two sacro-caudals.

1974 B. J. Stahl Vertebr. Hist. vii. 339 (caption) Nodosaurus, an ankylosaur from the Upper Cretaceous.

1987 Los Angeles Times 22 May ii. 1/3 (caption) The fossil might prove to be a nodosaurus.

1996 Mainichi Daily News (Japan) (Nexis) 24 Jan. The nodosaurus was a four-legged plant eater that grew to 2–8 meters in length.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nodosaurus
释义	Nodosaurusn. Brit. /ˌnəʊdəˈsɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌnoʊdəˈsɔrəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nodosaurus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Nodosaurus (O. C. Marsh: see quot. 1889) < classical Latin nōdus knot, node (see node n.) + scientific Latin -saurus -saurus comb. form. Palaeontology. The type genus of the ornithischian family Nodosauridae (the nodosaurids); (also nodosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus. ΚΠ 1889 O. C. Marsh in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 138 175 Nodosaurus textilis, gen. et sp. nov... One characteristic feature in this genus is the dermal armor... It was regularly arranged in a series of rounded knobs in rows, and these protuberances have suggested the generic name.] 1902 Science 24 Oct. 674/2 From the ‘Middle Cretaceous of Wyoming’, Marsh determined the Stegosaur Nodosaurus. 1921 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 201 102 The sacrum of Nodosaurus consists of three sacral vertebræ in the primary sacrum, and..of at least four coalesced presacrals..and two sacro-caudals. 1974 B. J. Stahl Vertebr. Hist. vii. 339 (caption) Nodosaurus, an ankylosaur from the Upper Cretaceous. 1987 Los Angeles Times 22 May ii. 1/3 (caption) The fossil might prove to be a nodosaurus. 1996 Mainichi Daily News (Japan) (Nexis) 24 Jan. The nodosaurus was a four-legged plant eater that grew to 2–8 meters in length. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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