† Nyctisauran.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nyctisaura.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Nyctisaura (see quot. 1864) < nycti- nycti- comb. form + ancient Greek σαῦρος lizard (see -saurus comb. form). Compare earlier night-lizard n. at night n. and int. Compounds 4.

Zoology. Obsolete.

In E. D. Cope's classification: a suborder of reptiles comprising the geckos.In quot. 1896 (with plural agreement): members of this suborder collectively.

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1864 E. D. Cope in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 225 The following is a synopsis of the prevailing characters of the suborders... Nyctisaura... Shanks of teeth cylindrical, attached to the inner side of an alveolar wall. [etc.]

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 734/1 Third Suborder.—Nyctisaura.

1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 946 The higher Sauria have the apical parts modified..by the presence of calyculi... The Nyctisaura possess the same feature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	nyctisaura
释义	† Nyctisauran. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nyctisaura. Etymology: < scientific Latin Nyctisaura (see quot. 1864) < nycti- nycti- comb. form + ancient Greek σαῦρος lizard (see -saurus comb. form). Compare earlier night-lizard n. at night n. and int. Compounds 4. Zoology. Obsolete. In E. D. Cope's classification: a suborder of reptiles comprising the geckos.In quot. 1896 (with plural agreement): members of this suborder collectively. ΚΠ 1864 E. D. Cope in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 225 The following is a synopsis of the prevailing characters of the suborders... Nyctisaura... Shanks of teeth cylindrical, attached to the inner side of an alveolar wall. [etc.] 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 734/1 Third Suborder.—Nyctisaura. 1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 946 The higher Sauria have the apical parts modified..by the presence of calyculi... The Nyctisaura possess the same feature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1864
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