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单词 ornithosaurian
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ornithosauriann.adj.

Brit. /ˌɔːnᵻθə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrɪən/, /ɔːˌnɪθə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌɔrnəθoʊˈsɔriən/, /ɔrˈnɪθoʊsɔriən/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ornithosauria , -an suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Ornithosauria, former subclass name (C. L. Bonaparte 1838, in Nuovi annali delle scienze naturali (Bologna) 1 391; < ornitho- ornitho- comb. form + -sauria : see Sauria n.) + -an suffix.
Palaeontology. Now disused.
A. n.
An extinct reptile of the former subclass Ornithosauria (now regarded as the order Pterosauria); a pterosaur. Obsolete.
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1869 A. Sedgwick in H. G. Seeley Index Fossil Remains Aves, Ornithosauria, & Reptilia p. iv In the great abnormal and difficult Sub-class of Ornithosaurians (or Pterosaurians, should that name be preferred) we have a great series of specimens.
1888 R. Lydekker Catal. Fossil Reptilia Brit. Mus. i. 24 Considerable portion of the skeleton of a large Ornithosaurian..from the Wealden of Brook, Isle of Wight.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating the ornithosaurians; pterosaurian.
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the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > of or belonging to Pterosauria
pterosaurian1863
ornithosaurian1869
1869 A. Sedgwick in H. G. Seeley Index Fossil Remains Aves, Ornithosauria & Reptilia p. x Our great series of Ornithosaurian Remains.
1887 Proc. Royal Soc. 42 341 The similar Ornithosaurian pelvis is essentially a variation from that of the Anomodont.
1913 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 69 372 The late Rev. W. D. Fox..discovered..many associated ornithosaurian bones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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