| 释义 |
cli·das·tes
\klīˈda(ˌ) stēz\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek kleid-, kleis key; akin to Latin claudere to shut — more at close
: a genus of large extinct No. American Cretaceous fish-eating marine lizards in many respects resembling the recent monitors — compare mosasaurus, varanidae |