| 单词 | archosaur |
| 释义 | archosaur in British English (ˈɑːkəˌsɔː) noun any of a group of reptiles consisting of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, modern birds, modern crocodiles and extinct relatives of crocodiles, all having a diapsid skull archosaur in American English (ˈɑːrkəˌsɔr) noun any reptile of the subclass Archosauria, including the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians and characterized by two pairs of openings in the temporal region of the skull Derived forms archosaurian adjective Word origin [1965–70; ‹ NL Archosaurus, taken as sing. of Archosauria, equiv. to Gk archo-, comb. form of archós ruler, chief + saûr(os) -saur + NL -ia -ia]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: genetic engineering, hired gun, no-fault, overdub, wraparoundExamples of 'archosaur' in a sentence |
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