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Noun: thyreophoran
  1. Armoured dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs
    "Thyreophorans were among the most heavily armoured of all dinosaurs";
    - Thyreophora, suborder Thyreophora

Derived forms: thyreophorans

Type of: animal order

Part of: order Ornithischia, Ornithischia

Encyclopedia: Thyreophoran