| 释义 |
squaloid, a. and n.|ˈskweɪlɔɪd|
[f. L. squalus squalus: see -oid.]
A. adj. Shark-like; comprising the sharks.
1836Buckland Geol. & Min. xiv. §13 (1837) I. 289 note, In the third, or Squaloid division of fossils of the family. 1852Ansted Phys. Geog. xii. in Man. Geog. Sci. I. 380 With the exception of the Squaloid, or Shark family.
B. n. A fish of the shark family.
1836Buckland Geol. & Min. xiv. §13 (1837) I. 287 The third family of Squaloids, or true Sharks, commences with the Cretaceous formation. 1863Dana Man. Geol. 278 The squaloids have an elongated body. |