pterosauriann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛrəˈsɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌtɛrəˈsɔriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ptero- comb. form, saurian adj.

Etymology: < ptero- comb. form + saurian adj., after scientific Latin Pterosaurii (J. Kaup 1834, in Isis von Oken col. 315); compare -an suffix.

Palaeontology.

A. n.

A pterosaur. Now rare.

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the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > member of order Pterosauria

pterosaurian1859

pterosaur1860

ornithosaur1875

1859 T. H. Huxley in Geologist 2 208 A Pterosaurian from the Stonesfield slate.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iii. ii. §1. 778 The pterosaurians or flying reptiles..were likewise peculiar to Mesozoic time.

1925 P. Radin & V. C. C. Collum tr. E. Perrier Earth before Hist. iii. ii. 271 The oldest known remains of a Pterosaurian go back to the Lias of Lyme Regis.

1980 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 70 34/2 A high and narrow skull..and advanced pelvic structure paralleling that of the saurischians, ornithischians and pterosaurians.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of pterosaurs or the order Pterosauria.

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the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > of or belonging to Pterosauria

pterosaurian1863

ornithosaurian1869

1863 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 153 42 The difference from the Reptilian structure, and especially from the Pterosaurian modification thereof.., is here most striking.

1888 Nature 19 Apr. 599/1 The Pterosaurian skull..resembles more the Lacertilian than any other type of Reptile skull.

1970 Science 30 Oct. 538/1 The few elements preserved are distinct from all known pterosaurian remains.

2000 M. Lockley & C. Meyer Dinosaur Tracks viii. 213 The purported turtle tracks were reinterpreted as pterosaurian in origin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pterosaurian
释义	pterosauriann.adj. Brit. /ˌtɛrəˈsɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌtɛrəˈsɔriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ptero- comb. form, saurian adj. Etymology: < ptero- comb. form + saurian adj., after scientific Latin Pterosaurii (J. Kaup 1834, in Isis von Oken col. 315); compare -an suffix. Palaeontology. A. n. A pterosaur. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > member of order Pterosauria pterosaurian1859 pterosaur1860 ornithosaur1875 1859 T. H. Huxley in Geologist 2 208 A Pterosaurian from the Stonesfield slate. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iii. ii. §1. 778 The pterosaurians or flying reptiles..were likewise peculiar to Mesozoic time. 1925 P. Radin & V. C. C. Collum tr. E. Perrier Earth before Hist. iii. ii. 271 The oldest known remains of a Pterosaurian go back to the Lias of Lyme Regis. 1980 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 70 34/2 A high and narrow skull..and advanced pelvic structure paralleling that of the saurischians, ornithischians and pterosaurians. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pterosaurs or the order Pterosauria. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > of or belonging to Pterosauria pterosaurian1863 ornithosaurian1869 1863 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 153 42 The difference from the Reptilian structure, and especially from the Pterosaurian modification thereof.., is here most striking. 1888 Nature 19 Apr. 599/1 The Pterosaurian skull..resembles more the Lacertilian than any other type of Reptile skull. 1970 Science 30 Oct. 538/1 The few elements preserved are distinct from all known pterosaurian remains. 2000 M. Lockley & C. Meyer Dinosaur Tracks viii. 213 The purported turtle tracks were reinterpreted as pterosaurian in origin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1859
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