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thagomizer

The Far Side comic (1982 May 28) which coined the term. comic (1982 May 28) which coined the term.

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Etymology [ edit ]

Coined by cartoonist Gary Larson in 1982. His comic strip (image on the right) shows a caveman giving a lecture illustrating this part of a dinosaur, with the caption "Now this end is called the thagomizer... after the late Thag Simmons". See -ize, -er.

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thagomizer (plural thagomizers)

An arrangement of spikes found on the tails of various stegosaurs. 2001 , Holtz, Thomas R.; Riley, Terry, The Little Giant Book of Dinosaurs , page 54: , Holtz, Thomas R.; Riley, Terry, Like the thagomizer of the stegosaur, the ankylosaurid tail club was probably used to smash into attackers.

2008 August 1, Jeffrey, Gary, Stegosaurus: The Plated Dinosaur , Rosen Publishing Group, →ISBN , LCCN 2007050587 , OCLC 678490823 , OL 25175316M , page 30: August 1, Jeffrey, Gary,, Rosen Publishing Group, An Allosaurus backbone had a hole in which a Stegosaurus thagomizer fitted perfectly. Over the years, many of the fossil thagomizers that have been dug up have had broken tips.

2008 September 17, Simmons, L. E., The Lady of Gold (SnapDragon Adventures 1), First edition, Lulu.com, →ISBN , LCCN 2008908645 , page 135: September 17, Simmons, L. E.,(SnapDragon Adventures 1), First edition, Lulu.com, "Not like that," Snap growled, raising her four fists, swishing her thagomizer around threateningly.

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