armored dinosaur
- noun
- /ˈɑrmərd ˈdaɪnəsɔr/
- US
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dinosaurio acorazado
- The Ankylosaurus is an example of an armored dinosaur with bony plates covering its back.
Examples
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Ankylosaurus is usually regarded as the archetypal armored dinosaur.
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That's a good one, but the Ankylosaurus was an armored dinosaur.
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This is one of the largest armored dinosaurs, known by paleontologists - (BELLOWS) - as a living tank.
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Paleontologists believe that the armored dinosaur Stegosaurus had distinct plates that helped regulate its body temperature.
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Scientists discovered fossils of an armored dinosaur that date back to the late Jurassic period.
Synonyms
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A large extinct animal from long ago, like T. rex
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A large plant-eating dinosaur with heavy armor and a club-like tail to defend itself
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A large plant-eating dinosaur with upright bony plates along its back and a spiked tail
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A large dinosaur that ate plants with plates on its back and spikes on its tail
A plant-eating dinosaur with body armor like stegosaurs and ankylosaurs
A large plant-eating dinosaur with heavy armor and a clubbed tail
A large armored dinosaur with spikes that lived many millions of years ago
A dinosaur that eats plants and has bony back plates or spikes
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Morphology
The meaning 'a dinosaur with bony armor plates or protective covering' is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'armored' (possessing protective plates or a shell) with the noun 'dinosaur'. This simple adjective+noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistically common patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Armored dinosaur paints a picture of a dinosaur wearing natural armored plates or bony shields along its back, like a knight in armor. Those plates acted like shields to 'protect' the animal from attackers, so the name means a dinosaur with heavy body armor.