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单词 Protorosaurus
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Definition of Protorosaurus in English:

Protorosaurus

(also Proterosaurus)
noun ˌprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs
  • A genus of diapsid reptiles known from European fossils of the late Permian period, which are among the earliest known reptiles; (also protorosaurus) a reptile of this genus.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Protorosaurus, irregularly from protero- + -saurus, apparently by confusion with words in proto-.

 
 

Definition of Protorosaurus in US English:

Protorosaurus

(also Proterosaurus)
nounˌprəʊt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs
  • A genus of diapsid reptiles known from European fossils of the late Permian period, which are among the earliest known reptiles; (also protorosaurus) a reptile of this genus.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Protorosaurus, irregularly from protero- + -saurus, apparently by confusion with words in proto-.

 
 
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