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plesiosaurus的意思

plesiosaurus

[,plis'srs]
  • n. 蛇颈龙(等于plesiosaur)

plesiosaurus

英文词源


plesiosaurus (n.)
1825, from Modern Latin Pleisiosaurus (1821), coined by English paleontologist William Daniel Conybeare (1787-1857) from Greek plesios "near," related to pelas, + -saurus.