单词 | theromorph |
释义 | theromorphn. Palaeontology. A reptile of the extinct order Theromorpha, of Permian and Trias age, having certain mammalian characters. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > member of order Theromorpha theromorph1901 1901 H. Gadow in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. viii. 303 Many of the Theromorpha reached a considerable size, massive skulls of one foot in length being not uncommon. Note. Cope, the inventor of this most appropriate name (Theromorpha, or ‘beast-shaped’ animals), soon changed it, unnecessarily, into Theromora.] Derivatives theroˈmorphic adj.1 ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of or belonging to Theromorpha theromorphous1887 theromorous1889 theromorphic1891 theromorphic1891 theromoran1895 1891 Cent. Dict. Theromorph, Theromorphic. theroˈmorphous adj. belonging to or having the characters of the Theromorpha. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of or belonging to Theromorpha theromorphous1887 theromorous1889 theromorphic1891 theromorphic1891 theromoran1895 1887 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest xi. 317 The Mammalia have been traced to the theromorphous reptiles through the Monotremata. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1887 |
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