Ancalagon

Translingual

reconstruction of †Ancalagon minor

Etymology

From Ancalagon the Black, a dragon in Tolkien's legendarium, formed from Sindarin anc (“jaw”) + alag (“impetuous”).

Proper noun

†Ancalagon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Ancalagonidae – an extinct priapulid worm from the Cambrian.

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Ancalagon minor - sole known species

See also

• †Ankalagon (extinct mammal in †Mesonychidae)

References

• Ancalagon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Priapulida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Priapulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ancalagon at Paleobiology Database