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单词 pantotherian
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pantotherianadj.n.

Brit. /ˌpantəˈθɪərɪən/, U.S. /ˌpæn(t)oʊˈθɪriən/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Pantotheria.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Pantotheria, order name (O. C. Marsh 1880, in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 20 239; < panto- panto- comb. form + ancient Greek θηρία , plural of θηρίον wild beast: see therian adj.) + -an suffix. Compare later pantothere n.
Palaeontology.
Of or relating to the extinct mammalian group Pantotheria (see pantothere n.). Also as n., a pantothere.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pantotherian, I. a. Pertaining to the Pantotheria, or having their characters. II. n. A member of the Pantotheria.
1927 Geogr. Jrnl. 69 10 The Mongolian Cretaceous mammals stand between the Jurassic pantotherians and the Palæocene placentals.
1935 Q. Rev. Biol. 10 167/1 It is highly improbable that it represents an ancestral pantotherian structural stage.
1985 Amer. Naturalist 126 617 The metatherian and eutherian lineages have each been evolving for approximately 100 million years since diverging from their shared pantotherian ancestors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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