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单词 stereospondyl
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Definition of stereospondyl in English:

stereospondyl

nounˌstɪərɪə(ʊ)ˈspɒndɪlˌstɛrɪə(ʊ)ˈspɒndɪlˌsti(ə)r-
  • A fossil amphibian with a broad flat head, occurring in the Permian and Triassic periods.

    Suborder Stereospondyli, order Temnospondyli: several families

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One lineage of stereospondyls, the Trematosauridae, actually took up a life in the oceans, the only stem tetrapods ever to have done so.
    • The exhibit showed the flat skull of the stereospondyls and explained that they had large and unusually flat skulls and that the bones were solidly fused.
    • According to our results, Sclerothorax is nested well within the higher stereospondyls, forming the sister taxon of capitosauroids.
    • Somewhere between the granddaddy stereospondyl and Trematosaurus there is a branch leading to hundreds of other species of stereospondyl, including metoposaurs, plagiosaurs, batrachosaurs and many, many others.
    • This is the first report of presumed stereospondyls from New Zealand.

Origin

Early 20th century: from modern Latin Stereospondyli (plural), from Greek stereos 'solid' + spondulos 'vertebra'.

 
 

Definition of stereospondyl in US English:

stereospondyl

nounˌsti(ə)r-
  • An extinct amphibian with a broad flat head, occurring in the Permian and Triassic periods.

    Suborder Stereospondyli, order Temnospondyli: several families

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One lineage of stereospondyls, the Trematosauridae, actually took up a life in the oceans, the only stem tetrapods ever to have done so.
    • This is the first report of presumed stereospondyls from New Zealand.
    • According to our results, Sclerothorax is nested well within the higher stereospondyls, forming the sister taxon of capitosauroids.
    • Somewhere between the granddaddy stereospondyl and Trematosaurus there is a branch leading to hundreds of other species of stereospondyl, including metoposaurs, plagiosaurs, batrachosaurs and many, many others.
    • The exhibit showed the flat skull of the stereospondyls and explained that they had large and unusually flat skulls and that the bones were solidly fused.

Origin

Early 20th century: from modern Latin Stereospondyli (plural), from Greek stereos ‘solid’ + spondulos ‘vertebra’.

 
 
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