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’.

词汇	lepospondyl
释义	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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