hylaeosaur Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hy"læ*o*saur`, Hy`læ*o*sau"rus noun (Also<

• Hylaeosaur
• Hylaeosaurus
• Hylæosaur
• Hylæosaurus

)

Etymology

NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. belonging to a forest (fr. wood) + a lizard.

Definitions

1. (Paleon.) 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.