单词 | teleosaurus |
释义 | > as lemmasTeleosaurus Teleosaurus n. Brit. /ˌtɛlɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs/ , /ˌtiːlɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs/ , U.S. /ˌtɛliəˈsɔrəs/ , /ˌtiliəˈsɔrəs/ [after scientific Latin Teleosaurus (1836 or earlier: see quot. 1836), itself after French téléosaurus (É. G. St-Hilaire 1825, in Jrnl. de pharmacie 11 130); compare French téléosaure (1830 or earlier)] Palaeontology any of the extinct marine crocodilians constituting the Mesozoic genus Teleosaurus, having a long, slender snout.ΚΠ 1836 W. Buckland Geol. & Mineral. I. xiv. 252 (note) M. Geoffroy St. Hilaire has arranged the fossil Saurians with long and narrow beaks, like that of the Gavial, under the two new genera, Teleosaurus and Steneosaurus. 1877 H. A. Nicholson Anc. Life-hist. Earth (1878) xvi. 251 Teleosaurus..in some respects allied to the living Gavials of India. 2009 D. Lessem Sea Giants of Dinosaur Times (ed. 2) 16 (caption) Teleosaurus swishes quickly through the water. Its short legs are tucked up against its body. < as lemmas |
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