单词 | streptostylic |
释义 | > as lemmasstreptostylic streptostylic adj. Brit. /ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈstʌɪlɪk/ , U.S. /ˌstrɛptəˈstaɪlɪk/ [ < German Streptostylica, name of a group (H. Stannius 1856, in von Siebold & Stannius Handb. der Zootomie (ed. 2) II. 45), Greek στῦλος pillar] Originally: pertaining to or connected with the Streptostylica, that one of the two main divisions of Reptiles (in Stannius' classification) in which the quadrate bone is freely articulated with the skull. Subsequently used with reference to the free articulation of the quadrate bone with the squamosal rather than to any taxonomic group.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > [adjective] > of group characterized by streptostyly streptostylicate1887 streptostylic1901 the world > animals > birds > bones > [adjective] > of condition of quadrate streptostylicate1887 streptostylic1901 1901 Nature 14 Mar. 462/2 The streptostylic types appear first in the Jurassic as Lacertilia. 1933 T. E. Eaton in Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. 37 524 A comparison of the streptostylic condition in these salamanders with that in certain reptiles..shows great differences in both skeleton and muscles, such that no homology is conceivable. 1980 Nature 21 Feb. 779/1 Streptostylic quadrates are found in fossil lizards before the appearance of mesokinesis and occur in animals with limited mesokinetic potential such as Uromastix and Ctenosaura. < as lemmas |
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