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单词 lepospondyl
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Definition of lepospondyl in English:

lepospondyl

noun ˌlɛpə(ʊ)ˈspɒndɪlˌlepəˈspändl
  • An early fossil amphibian of the Carboniferous and Permian periods, distinguished by vertebrae shaped liked hourglasses.

    壳椎亚纲动物(石炭纪和二叠纪早期两栖动物化石,特征为沙漏形椎骨)

    Microsauria and related orders, formerly placed in the subclass Lepospondyli

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This may be supported by the observation that in other elongate lepospondyls showing limb reduction there is first a reduction in the number of digits and the size of the limb.
    • It is assumed that lepospondyls were physiologically amphibians in lacking the extraembryonic membranes of amniotes and laying their eggs in the water.
    • At this point, temnospondyls, lepospondyls and reptilomorphs diverged.
    • In some lepospondyls, and in frogs and salamanders, the surangular is absent.
    • Furthermore, in no other lepospondyl is the parietal foramen found on the parietal-postparietal suture, as would be required following McGinnis' hypothesis.

Origin

1930s: from modern Latin Lepospondyli (plural), from Greek lepos 'husk' + spondulos 'vertebra'.

Definition of lepospondyl in US English:

lepospondyl

nounˌlepəˈspändl
  • An extinct, early amphibian of the Carboniferous and Permian periods, distinguished by vertebrae shaped liked hourglasses.

    壳椎亚纲动物(石炭纪和二叠纪早期两栖动物化石,特征为沙漏形椎骨)

    Microsauria and related orders, formerly placed in the subclass Lepospondyli

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In some lepospondyls, and in frogs and salamanders, the surangular is absent.
    • At this point, temnospondyls, lepospondyls and reptilomorphs diverged.
    • It is assumed that lepospondyls were physiologically amphibians in lacking the extraembryonic membranes of amniotes and laying their eggs in the water.
    • Furthermore, in no other lepospondyl is the parietal foramen found on the parietal-postparietal suture, as would be required following McGinnis' hypothesis.
    • This may be supported by the observation that in other elongate lepospondyls showing limb reduction there is first a reduction in the number of digits and the size of the limb.

Origin

1930s: from modern Latin Lepospondyli (plural), from Greek lepos ‘husk’ + spondulos ‘vertebra’.

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