“eurypterid”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

eurypterid

释义

eurypterid Palæont.|jʊəˈrɪptərɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Eurypteridæ pl., f. Eurypterus name of the typical genus, f. Gr. εὐρύ-ς broad + πτερόν feather, wing.]
One of a group of fossil Crustacea, abundant in the Silurian and Devonian periods, some of which attained a large size. The name is due to a pair of broad swimming appendages, the hindmost of a series attached to the cephalo-thorax.
1871Hartwig Subterr. W. ii. 125 Contemporaneous with the Trilobites were the Eurypterids, which vary from one foot to five or six feet in length.1873Dawson Earth & Man iv. 71 Eurypterids..with powerful limbs, long flexible bodies, and great eyes in the front of the head.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“eurypterid”的英文意思

“eurycephalic”的英文意思

“相对数据”英文翻译

“euryhaline”的英文意思

“eurygnathous”的英文意思

“eurygnathism”的英文意思

相关推荐