| 释义 |
pro·tos·te·ga
\prəˈtästəgə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + Greek stegē roof; akin to Latin tegere to cover — more at thatch
: a genus of large marine turtles from the Upper Cretaceous of No. America having a carapace and plastron somewhat like those of the leatherback |