单词 | Pliosaurus |
释义 | Pliosaurus/ˌplʌɪə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs/Palaeontology noun A genus of pliosaurs, the type of the family Pliosauridae; (also pliosaurus) a pliosaur of this genus. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin Pleiosaurus, genus name from pleio- + -saurus, so called because the genus is closer to the saurian type than Ichthyosaurus. |
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