单词 | sauropod |
释义 | sauropodadj.n. A. adj. = sauropodous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > relating to Saurischia > of or relating to Sauropoda sauropodous1887 sauropod1891 1891 Cent. Dict. Sauropod [adj. and n.]. 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. ix. 189 A first step in sauropod development is perhaps illustrated by Anchisaurus. 1976 Nature 8 Apr. 559/2 The laminar bone of sauropod dinosaurs is indistinguishable from that of some of the larger artiodactyls and it is presumed that this indicated a similar metabolism. B. n. A member of the suborder Sauropoda of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > order Saurischia > order Sauropoda > member of sauropod1891 Mamenchisaurus1954 brachiosaurid1970 1891 Cent. Dict. Sauropod [adj. and n.]. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 3 May 9/3 ‘Sauropod’ is one of the many terrible names they call the poor thing [Diplodocus Carnegii]. 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. ix. 190 The sauropods were massively built. 1971 Nature 15 Jan. 153/1 The great herbivorous dinosaurs known as sauropods are inevitably the most impressive exhibit in any natural history museum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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