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ple·si·o·saurs 英pliː'siəsɔːrz美pliː'siəsɔːrz COCA¹³⁰¹⁸⁵BNC¹⁰⁴⁵⁸⁴⁺⁶ 基本英英例句例句 蛇颈龙类¹⁰⁰原型plesiosaur的复数 名词 plesiosaur: extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and CretaceousPliosaurs had very short necks, and skulls more adapted to kill larger animals, possibly even ichthyosaurs andplesiosaurs.上龙颈部很短,它们的头骨更适于将大型动物如鱼龙和蛇颈龙致于死地。 At sea, though, the most abundant reptiles were the ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs. 但是在海里,最繁盛的爬行动物要属鱼龙和蛇颈龙了。 ecocn For years, palaeontologists have wondered if the same was true of plesiosaurs. 数年来,古生物学家一直想知道蛇颈龙是否也通过怀胎方式繁殖后代。 topsage Ichthyosaurs, indeed, looked somewhat like dolphins, though plesiosaurs—with their long necks and diamond- shaped paddles—were unlike anything now alive. 鱼龙看上去的确有点象海豚,但拥有长颈和菱形鳍状前肢的蛇颈龙却与现存的任何动物不相类似。 topsage It would mean plesiosaurs not only occupied a similar ecological niche to whales, but behaved like them, too. 它将意味着蛇颈龙不仅占据着与鲸鱼相似的生态龛位,其行为方式也与鲸鱼相仿。 ecocn THE Mesozoic land was dominated by dinosaurs. At sea, though, the most abundant reptiles were the ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs. 中生代的陆地由恐龙所统治。然而,在海上,为数最多的爬行动物是鱼龙和蛇颈龙。 renren Using four paddle-like limbs to propel its bulky body through the water, the pliosaur made easy work of passing prey such as dolphin- like ichthyosaurs and even other plesiosaurs. 上龙用桨状四肢来推动其笨重庞大的身躯在水中行进,行走之余便轻易掠食形似海豚的鱼龙,甚至其他蛇颈龙。 yeeyan |