单词 | therocephalian |
释义 | > as lemmastherocephalian therocephalian adj. and n. Brit. /ˌθɪərə(ʊ)sᵻˈfeɪlɪən/ , /ˌθɪərə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪən/ , U.S. /ˌθɪroʊsəˈfeɪliən/ (a) adj. belonging to an extinct order of carnivorous reptiles having a skull of the mammalian type; (b) n. a reptile of this order. [After scientific Latin Therocephalia (1878 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1904 Amer. Naturalist 38 103 These cynodonts have lost several of the other more primitive characters of the therocephalians, such as teeth in the palate. 1907 Science 6 Dec. 796 Three new Therocephalian genera have been discovered in beds which are probably Middle Permian. 1907 Science 6 Dec. 796 The discovery of this new reptile, Galechirus, strongly favors the descent of the Therocephalians from an early Rhyncocephaloid ancestor. < as lemmas |
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