单词 | thalassian |
释义 | thalassianadj.n. A. adj. Of or pertaining to the sea, marine; spec. applied to the marine tortoises and turtles. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] floodyc1420 marine?1440 seaish1530 maritime1610 marinal1614 Neptunianc1620 aequoreal1647 thalassian1851 thalassic1860 sea-air1945 the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [adjective] > relating to turtle thalassian1851 1851 W. J. Broderip Leaves Note-bk. of Naturalist x, in Littell's Living Age 18 Oct. 118/1 Nature has modified the Chelonian type into the Thalassian shape. B. n. A marine tortoise or turtle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > turtles or sea-tortoises sea-tortoise1601 soldier1608 turtle1657 thalassian1852 shell-back1853 turkle1861 fish1898 1852 W. J. Broderip Leaves Note Bk. of Naturalist xi. 276 And now a few words on the natural history and capture of some of these Thalassians. 1900 F. T. Bullen Idylls of Sea 164 The Thalassians or oceanic tortoises, from which alone our supplies are drawn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.1851 |
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