| hylaeosaurus | <paleontology> A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with spines. Origin: NL. Hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. Belonging to a forest (fr. Wood) + a lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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