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植龙

植龍
zhílóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 phytosaur (extinct Triassic reptile)

Examples

植龙是三叠纪晚期的水生爬行动物。
Zhílóng shì Sāndiéjì wǎnqī de shuǐshēng páxíng dòngwù.
Phytosaurs were aquatic reptiles of the late Triassic.
植龙的外形与现代鳄鱼相似。
Zhílóng de wàixíng yǔ xiàndài èyú xiāngsì.
Phytosaurs resembled modern crocodiles in appearance.

Tips

history
植龙 (phytosaur) literally means "plant dragon" — a misnomer coined in the 1820s when the first fossils were mistaken for herbivores. They were in fact fish-eating predators that went extinct at the end of the Triassic.

Stroke Order

植 zhí
龙 lóng