saurian

pronunciation

UK [ˈsɔ:riən]word uk audio image

US [ˈsɔriən] word us audio image

  • adj.
    蜥蜴类的
  • n.
    蜥蜴类

Word Origin

saurian 蜥蜴的,恐龙的

来自希腊语 sauros,蜥蜴。衍生词根-saur,恐龙,来自 dinosaur,恐龙。

Example

1. It would go under like the great reptiles of the saurian age who attempted to control a huge body by a small , centralized nervous system that could not adapt to rapid change in the environment .
这就好像两栖动物时代的巨大爬行动物,它们试图用细小而集中的神经系统来控制庞大的身躯,那必然无法适应环境的剧变。

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