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单词 Pliosaurus
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Definition of Pliosaurus in English:

Pliosaurus

noun ˌplʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs
  • A genus of pliosaurs, the type of the family Pliosauridae; (also pliosaurus) a pliosaur of this genus.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin Pleiosaurus, genus name from pleio- + -saurus, so called because the genus is closer to the saurian type than Ichthyosaurus.

 
 

Definition of Pliosaurus in US English:

Pliosaurus

nounˌplʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs
  • A genus of pliosaurs, the type of the family Pliosauridae; (also pliosaurus) a pliosaur of this genus.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin Pleiosaurus, genus name from pleio- + -saurus, so called because the genus is closer to the saurian type than Ichthyosaurus.

 
 
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