† ornithoscelidann.adj.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornithoscelida, former order name (T. H. Huxley 1870, in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 35; < ornitho- ornitho- comb. form + ancient Greek σκέλος leg (see scelides n.) + scientific Latin -ida : see -id suffix³) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation of the final element as (-se·lidăn) /-ˈsɛlɪdən/.

Palaeontology. Obsolete.

A. n.

An extinct reptile of the former order Ornithoscelida (T. H. Huxley's term for the superorder Dinosauria), having hind legs and a pelvic arch resembling those of a bird; a dinosaur.

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Compsognathus1869

ornithoscelidan1870

theriodont1876

proganosaur1900

lambeosaur1936

lambeosaurine1960

1870 T. H. Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 38 The shoulder-girdle of an ostrich or of an apteryx is more similar to that of an Ornithoscelidan than it is to that of a Pterodactyle.

1876 T. H. Huxley Lect. Evol. in Amer. Addr. (1877) ii. 61 Hind limbs of a crocodile, a three-toed bird, and an ornithoscelidan.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the former order Ornithoscelida.

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ornithoscelidan1875

theriodont1876

lambeosaurine1940

1875 T. H. Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 31 434 This structure of the distal end of the tibia necessarily involves the absence of the typical Ornithoscelidan astragalus.

1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. vi. 265 The Archæopteryx is a connecting link between the true birds and the Ornithoscelidan reptiles.

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

单词	ornithoscelidan
释义	† ornithoscelidann.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ornithoscelida , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornithoscelida, former order name (T. H. Huxley 1870, in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 35; < ornitho- ornitho- comb. form + ancient Greek σκέλος leg (see scelides n.) + scientific Latin -ida : see -id suffix³) + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation of the final element as (-se·lidăn) /-ˈsɛlɪdən/. Palaeontology. Obsolete. A. n. An extinct reptile of the former order Ornithoscelida (T. H. Huxley's term for the superorder Dinosauria), having hind legs and a pelvic arch resembling those of a bird; a dinosaur. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > miscellaneous types of Compsognathus1869 ornithoscelidan1870 theriodont1876 proganosaur1900 lambeosaur1936 lambeosaurine1960 1870 T. H. Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 38 The shoulder-girdle of an ostrich or of an apteryx is more similar to that of an Ornithoscelidan than it is to that of a Pterodactyle. 1876 T. H. Huxley Lect. Evol. in Amer. Addr. (1877) ii. 61 Hind limbs of a crocodile, a three-toed bird, and an ornithoscelidan. B. adj. Of or relating to the former order Ornithoscelida. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of miscellaneous types ornithoscelidan1875 theriodont1876 lambeosaurine1940 1875 T. H. Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 31 434 This structure of the distal end of the tibia necessarily involves the absence of the typical Ornithoscelidan astragalus. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. vi. 265 The Archæopteryx is a connecting link between the true birds and the Ornithoscelidan reptiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.adj.1870
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