microsaurianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəˈsɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɔriən/,

/ˌmaɪkrəˈsɔriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Microsauria , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Microsauria, order name (J. W. Dawson Air-breathers of Coal Period (1863) 47; < micro- micro- comb. form + -sauria : see Sauria n.) + -ian suffix. Compare microsaur n.Dawson originally proposed Microsauria as an order of fossil reptiles, but noted that its members had amphibian-like characteristics.

Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Designating or belonging to the order Microsauria of fossil amphibians; of or relating to microsaurs. Cf. microsaur n.

ΚΠ

1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 1022 Branchiosaurus belongs to the ‘Microsaurian’ division.

1891 Geol. Mag. 8 212 A detailed study of its characters proves it to represent a Microsaurian family.

1917 Amer. Naturalist 51 316 The last-named genus showing..how the Diplocaulus type may have been derived from primitive microsaurian conditions.

1962 Amer. Midland Naturalist 67 82 In view of our ignorance of the ontogenetic development of microsaurian vertebrae, it is perhaps presumptuous to refer to them as ‘leptospondylous’.

1984 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 306 515 Microsaurian amphibians all lack an otic notch.

B. n.

= microsaur n. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1882 J. W. Dawson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 651 The smaller impressions, due perhaps to smaller Labyrinthodonts or to Microsaurians.

1891 Geol. Mag. 8 211 The small Microsaurian.

1910 Science 233/1 The remarkable reptile-like microsaurian Amphibamus grandiceps.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microsaurian
释义	microsaurianadj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəˈsɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɔriən/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈsɔriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Microsauria , -ian suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Microsauria, order name (J. W. Dawson Air-breathers of Coal Period (1863) 47; < micro- micro- comb. form + -sauria : see Sauria n.) + -ian suffix. Compare microsaur n.Dawson originally proposed Microsauria as an order of fossil reptiles, but noted that its members had amphibian-like characteristics. Palaeontology. A. adj. Designating or belonging to the order Microsauria of fossil amphibians; of or relating to microsaurs. Cf. microsaur n. ΚΠ 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 1022 Branchiosaurus belongs to the ‘Microsaurian’ division. 1891 Geol. Mag. 8 212 A detailed study of its characters proves it to represent a Microsaurian family. 1917 Amer. Naturalist 51 316 The last-named genus showing..how the Diplocaulus type may have been derived from primitive microsaurian conditions. 1962 Amer. Midland Naturalist 67 82 In view of our ignorance of the ontogenetic development of microsaurian vertebrae, it is perhaps presumptuous to refer to them as ‘leptospondylous’. 1984 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 306 515 Microsaurian amphibians all lack an otic notch. B. n. = microsaur n. Now rare. ΚΠ 1882 J. W. Dawson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 651 The smaller impressions, due perhaps to smaller Labyrinthodonts or to Microsaurians. 1891 Geol. Mag. 8 211 The small Microsaurian. 1910 Science 233/1 The remarkable reptile-like microsaurian Amphibamus grandiceps. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1881
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