anquilosaurio
/ankilosauɾjo/from spelling rulesmasculine
The English phrase ankylosaurus is translated into Spanish as anquilosaurio.
anquilosaurio refers to A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period.
Meaning: A. magniventris, a large armored dinosaur of the Cretaceous period (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/ankilosauɾjo/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word anquilosaurio preserves the Greek root ankylos, which means 'stiff' or 'curved'. In Spanish, the verb anquilosar is used to describe a joint becoming stiff or a muscle becoming frozen due to lack of movement.
- The term anquilosaurio belongs to a group of Spanish words known as 'cultismos', which are words borrowed from Latin or Greek that retain their original structure.
- While anquilosaurio refers to the genus, Spanish speakers often use the term dinosaurio acorazado to describe any armored dinosaur, literally meaning 'armored dinosaur'.
Examples in context
- El anquilosaurio era un dinosaurio muy fuerte.The ankylosaurus was a very strong dinosaur.
- He visto un juguete de un anquilosaurio.I saw an ankylosaurus toy.
- ¿Te gusta el anquilosaurio de ese libro?Do you like the ankylosaurus from that book?
Example conversation
Javier and María are looking at a dinosaur book in a library.
- JavierMira este anquilosaurio en la página diez.Look at this ankylosaurus on page ten.
- MaríaEs impresionante, tiene una armadura muy grande.It is impressive, it has a very large armor.
- Javier¿Crees que era un animal lento?Do you think it was a slow animal?
- MaríaProbablemente sí, por su peso.Probably yes, because of its weight.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “ankylosaurus” translations and entries anquilosaurio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
