eusuchiann.adj.

/juːˈsjuːkɪən/

Etymology: < scientific Latin Eusuchia ( < eu- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek σοȗχος crocodile < Egyptian seẖu) + -an suffix.

Zoology.

A. n.

A crocodilian of the sub-order Eusuchia, whose members include all the extant alligators, true crocodiles ( Crocodylidae), and the gavial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [noun] > suborder Eusuchia > member of

eusuchian1958

1958 C. L. & M. A. Fenton Fossil Bk. xxv. 328 Except for a few alligators, all these modern crocodilians, or eusuchians, lack armor on their sides and bellies.

1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 277 Though some marine forms survived until the early Cenozoic, most mesosuchians were replaced during the Cretaceous by their descendants the eusuchians.

B. adj.

Belonging to or characteristic of this sub-order.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [adjective] > belonging to suborder Eusuchia

eusuchian1875

1875 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 31 429 The kind of change which would convert a Parasuchian Crocodile into a Mesosuchian, would, if continued, convert a Mesosuchian into a Eusuchian.

1898 A. S. Woodward Outl. Vertebr. Palæontol. 223 The only interest of the extinct Eusuchian Crocodilia consists in their geographical distribution, and in the intermediate..character of those dating back to the Lower Tertiary.

1955 E. H. Colbert Evol. Vertebrates xvi. 221 In the eusuchian crocodiles the internal nares have moved far back in the palate so that they are completely enclosed by the pterygoid bones.

1971 W. T. Neill Last of Ruling Reptiles viii. 109 By this interpretation, the eusuchian characters of the gharial would have evolved independently of the other families that make up the suborder Eusuchia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	eusuchian
释义	eusuchiann.adj. /juːˈsjuːkɪən/ Etymology: < scientific Latin Eusuchia ( < eu- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek σοȗχος crocodile < Egyptian seẖu) + -an suffix. Zoology. A. n. A crocodilian of the sub-order Eusuchia, whose members include all the extant alligators, true crocodiles ( Crocodylidae), and the gavial. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [noun] > suborder Eusuchia > member of eusuchian1958 1958 C. L. & M. A. Fenton Fossil Bk. xxv. 328 Except for a few alligators, all these modern crocodilians, or eusuchians, lack armor on their sides and bellies. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 277 Though some marine forms survived until the early Cenozoic, most mesosuchians were replaced during the Cretaceous by their descendants the eusuchians. B. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of this sub-order. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [adjective] > belonging to suborder Eusuchia eusuchian1875 1875 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 31 429 The kind of change which would convert a Parasuchian Crocodile into a Mesosuchian, would, if continued, convert a Mesosuchian into a Eusuchian. 1898 A. S. Woodward Outl. Vertebr. Palæontol. 223 The only interest of the extinct Eusuchian Crocodilia consists in their geographical distribution, and in the intermediate..character of those dating back to the Lower Tertiary. 1955 E. H. Colbert Evol. Vertebrates xvi. 221 In the eusuchian crocodiles the internal nares have moved far back in the palate so that they are completely enclosed by the pterygoid bones. 1971 W. T. Neill Last of Ruling Reptiles viii. 109 By this interpretation, the eusuchian characters of the gharial would have evolved independently of the other families that make up the suborder Eusuchia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.adj.1875
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