单词 | sauropterygian |
释义 | > as lemmassauropterygian sauropterygian adj. and n. Brit. /ˌsɔːrəʊptəˈrɪdʒɪən/ , /sɔːˌrɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən/ , U.S. /sɔˌrɑptəˈrɪdʒiən/ [ < Greek πτερύγιον wing, fin] Palaeontology (a) adj. of or pertaining to the Sauropterygia (usually called Plesiosauria), an order of extinct marine reptiles in Owen's classification ( Palæont. 1860, 209); (b) n. a reptile of this order; a plesiosaur.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > belonging to or characteristic of plesiousaurus plesiosaurian1840 plesiosauroid1860 sauropterygian1861 the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > order Sauropterygia > plesiosaurus Plesiosaurus1821 plesiosaur1839 sauropterygian1861 plesiosaurian1869 plesiosauroid1870 1861 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Kimmeridge Clay i. 15 The huge dimensions of the present species of short-necked Sauropterygian. 1865 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Liassic Format. iii. 17 There is no sufficient ground for encumbering the Sauropterygian group with one or two additional generic names. < as lemmas |
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