sauro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel saur-.

Etymology: < ancient Greek σαῦρος lizard (see -saurus comb. form).

Entering into many scientific terms.

saurodont adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˈsɔːrə(ʊ)dɒnt/

U.S.

/ˈsɔrəˌdɑnt/

[Greek ὀδοντ- tooth] Palaeontology (a) adj. of or pertaining to the Saurodontidæ, an extinct family of fishes; (b) n. a fish of this family.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > extinct type

saurodont1896

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [adjective] > of the Saurodontidae

saurodont1896

1896 Royal Nat. Hist. V. 486 The Extinct Saurodonts.

1896 Royal Nat. Hist. V. 486 All the members of the group are collectively spoken of as the saurodont fishes.

saurography n.

Brit.

/sɔːˈrɒɡrəfi/

U.S.

/sɔˈrɑɡrəfi/

[-graphy comb. form] ‘term for a description of the saurian reptiles’ (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1858).

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saurophagous adj.

Brit.

/sɔːˈrɒfəɡəs/

U.S.

/sɔˈrɑfəɡəs/

[see -phagous comb. form] Ornithology eating or feeding on lizards and other reptiles ( Expos. Lex. and in recent dictionaries).

saurophidian adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˌsɔːrə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪən/

U.S.

/ˌsɔrəˈfɪdiən/

[see ophidian n. and adj.] (a) adj. of or pertaining to the order Saurophidia of reptiles; (b) n. a reptile of this order (used in quot. 1882 for a hypothetical reptile combining the characteristics of a lizard and a snake).

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > [noun] > member of (miscellaneous)

saurophidian1882

1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xv. 263 We might the rather wonder if there were not..many unsuspected species of reptiles, compound ophiosaurians, or saurophidians in those inaccessible depths.

sauropterygian adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˌsɔːrəʊptəˈrɪdʒɪən/

/sɔːˌrɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən/

U.S.

/sɔˌrɑptəˈrɪdʒiən/

[ < Greek πτερύγιον wing, fin] Palaeontology (a) adj. of or pertaining to the Sauropterygia (usually called Plesiosauria), an order of extinct marine reptiles in Owen's classification ( Palæont. 1860, 209); (b) n. a reptile of this order; a plesiosaur.

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the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > belonging to or characteristic of plesiousaurus

plesiosaurian1840

plesiosauroid1860

sauropterygian1861

the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > order Sauropterygia > plesiosaurus

Plesiosaurus1821

plesiosaur1839

sauropterygian1861

plesiosaurian1869

plesiosauroid1870

1861 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Kimmeridge Clay i. 15 The huge dimensions of the present species of short-necked Sauropterygian.

1865 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Liassic Format. iii. 17 There is no sufficient ground for encumbering the Sauropterygian group with one or two additional generic names.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sauro-
释义	sauro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel saur-. Etymology: < ancient Greek σαῦρος lizard (see -saurus comb. form). Entering into many scientific terms. saurodont adj. and n. Brit. /ˈsɔːrə(ʊ)dɒnt/ , U.S. /ˈsɔrəˌdɑnt/ [Greek ὀδοντ- tooth] Palaeontology (a) adj. of or pertaining to the Saurodontidæ, an extinct family of fishes; (b) n. a fish of this family. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > extinct type saurodont1896 the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [adjective] > of the Saurodontidae saurodont1896 1896 Royal Nat. Hist. V. 486 The Extinct Saurodonts. 1896 Royal Nat. Hist. V. 486 All the members of the group are collectively spoken of as the saurodont fishes. saurography n. Brit. /sɔːˈrɒɡrəfi/ , U.S. /sɔˈrɑɡrəfi/ [-graphy comb. form] ‘term for a description of the saurian reptiles’ (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1858). Categories » saurophagous adj. Brit. /sɔːˈrɒfəɡəs/ , U.S. /sɔˈrɑfəɡəs/ [see -phagous comb. form] Ornithology eating or feeding on lizards and other reptiles ( Expos. Lex. and in recent dictionaries). saurophidian adj. and n. Brit. /ˌsɔːrə(ʊ)ˈfɪdɪən/ , U.S. /ˌsɔrəˈfɪdiən/ [see ophidian n. and adj.] (a) adj. of or pertaining to the order Saurophidia of reptiles; (b) n. a reptile of this order (used in quot. 1882 for a hypothetical reptile combining the characteristics of a lizard and a snake). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > [noun] > member of (miscellaneous) saurophidian1882 1882 C. C. Hopley Snakes xv. 263 We might the rather wonder if there were not..many unsuspected species of reptiles, compound ophiosaurians, or saurophidians in those inaccessible depths. sauropterygian adj. and n. Brit. /ˌsɔːrəʊptəˈrɪdʒɪən/ , /sɔːˌrɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən/ , U.S. /sɔˌrɑptəˈrɪdʒiən/ [ < Greek πτερύγιον wing, fin] Palaeontology (a) adj. of or pertaining to the Sauropterygia (usually called Plesiosauria), an order of extinct marine reptiles in Owen's classification ( Palæont. 1860, 209); (b) n. a reptile of this order; a plesiosaur. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > belonging to or characteristic of plesiousaurus plesiosaurian1840 plesiosauroid1860 sauropterygian1861 the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > order Sauropterygia > plesiosaurus Plesiosaurus1821 plesiosaur1839 sauropterygian1861 plesiosaurian1869 plesiosauroid1870 1861 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Kimmeridge Clay i. 15 The huge dimensions of the present species of short-necked Sauropterygian. 1865 R. Owen Monogr. Fossil Reptilia Liassic Format. iii. 17 There is no sufficient ground for encumbering the Sauropterygian group with one or two additional generic names. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1861
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