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词汇 labyrinthodont
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Definition of labyrinthodont in English:

labyrinthodont

adjective ˌlabəˈrɪnθədɒntˌlabəˈrinTHədänt
Zoology
  • 1(of teeth) having the enamel deeply folded to form a labyrinthine structure.

    〔动〕(牙齿)生有迷宫般复杂结构的,迷齿的

    1. 1.1 Relating to a group of large fossil amphibians of the late Devonian to early Triassic periods having labyrinthodont teeth.
      〔古生物〕(有关)迷齿动物(泥盆纪后期到三叠纪早期生有迷齿的两栖动物)的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Finding labyrinthodont amphibian vertebrae and lungfish teeth, we took several bags of matrix to wash.
      • Different labyrinthodont lineages gave rise to all the other tetrapods.
      • Whether it was a labyrinthodont amphibian or a primitive reptile has been much disputed.
      • It is thought that in other parts of the world competition from crocodiles wiped out most labyrinthodont species.
      • On land there was a major faunal turnover in which labyrinthodont amphibians, early reptile groups, and mammal-like reptiles died out and were replaced by archosaurs, lepidosaurs, and mammals.
noun ˌlabəˈrɪnθədɒntˌlabəˈrinTHədänt
  • A labyrinthodont amphibian.

    迷齿两栖动物

    Former subclass Labyrinthodontia: several families, but no longer considered to be a single group

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two main types of early amphibians include the large powerfully built labyrinthodonts and the small, slender lepospondyls.
    • The labyrinthodonts, parareptiles and theromorphs were among the most ancient tetrapods.
    • All of these Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic amphibians are called labyrinthodonts and lepospondyls, based on features of their teeth and vertebrae.
    • Then in the seventies an almost complete fossil of another labyrinthodont turned up in rocks that were definitely much younger than 250 million years old.
    • Curiously, labyrinthodonts are not found in the Otways - crocodiles apparently filled the same ecological niche.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Labyrinthodontia, from Greek laburinthos 'labyrinth' + odous, odont- 'tooth'.

Definition of labyrinthodont in US English:

labyrinthodont

adjectiveˌlabəˈrinTHədänt
Zoology
  • 1(of teeth) having the enamel deeply folded to form a labyrinthine structure.

    〔动〕(牙齿)生有迷宫般复杂结构的,迷齿的

    1. 1.1 Relating to a group of large fossil amphibians of the late Devonian to early Triassic periods having labyrinthodont teeth.
      〔古生物〕(有关)迷齿动物(泥盆纪后期到三叠纪早期生有迷齿的两栖动物)的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Different labyrinthodont lineages gave rise to all the other tetrapods.
      • Whether it was a labyrinthodont amphibian or a primitive reptile has been much disputed.
      • It is thought that in other parts of the world competition from crocodiles wiped out most labyrinthodont species.
      • On land there was a major faunal turnover in which labyrinthodont amphibians, early reptile groups, and mammal-like reptiles died out and were replaced by archosaurs, lepidosaurs, and mammals.
      • Finding labyrinthodont amphibian vertebrae and lungfish teeth, we took several bags of matrix to wash.
nounˌlabəˈrinTHədänt
  • A labyrinthodont amphibian.

    迷齿两栖动物

    Former subclass Labyrinthodontia: several families, but no longer considered to be a single group

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The labyrinthodonts, parareptiles and theromorphs were among the most ancient tetrapods.
    • Then in the seventies an almost complete fossil of another labyrinthodont turned up in rocks that were definitely much younger than 250 million years old.
    • All of these Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic amphibians are called labyrinthodonts and lepospondyls, based on features of their teeth and vertebrae.
    • Two main types of early amphibians include the large powerfully built labyrinthodonts and the small, slender lepospondyls.
    • Curiously, labyrinthodonts are not found in the Otways - crocodiles apparently filled the same ecological niche.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Labyrinthodontia, from Greek laburinthos ‘labyrinth’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’.

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