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单词 Andrewsarchus
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Definition of Andrewsarchus in English:

Andrewsarchus

nounˌandruːˈsɑːkəsˌandro͞oˈsärkəs
  • A very large carnivorous mammal of the Eocene epoch.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A rhino-sized, wolf-like carnivore, Andrewsarchus is actually a relative of our familiar hoofed animals and a distant relative of the early whale, Basilosaurus.
    • However, the possibility of Andrewsarchus hunting or scavenging in or near ancient rivers has not been completely ruled out.
    • The carcass of an Embolotherium would have provided a feast for a gathering of Andrewsarchus 37 million years ago.
    • Also, what did the world look like during the time of the Andrewsarchus, plate tectonically?
    • At least the teeth of Andrewsarchus seem to make it more of scavenger than Tyrannosaurus might have been.

Origin

Modern Latin: from the name of the US palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), who led the expedition on which the animal's fossils were found, + Greek arkhos 'ruler'.

Definition of Andrewsarchus in US English:

Andrewsarchus

nounˌandro͞oˈsärkəs
  • A very large carnivorous mammal (Andrewsarchus mongoliensis, order Creodonta) of the Eocene epoch.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, the possibility of Andrewsarchus hunting or scavenging in or near ancient rivers has not been completely ruled out.
    • A rhino-sized, wolf-like carnivore, Andrewsarchus is actually a relative of our familiar hoofed animals and a distant relative of the early whale, Basilosaurus.
    • The carcass of an Embolotherium would have provided a feast for a gathering of Andrewsarchus 37 million years ago.
    • Also, what did the world look like during the time of the Andrewsarchus, plate tectonically?
    • At least the teeth of Andrewsarchus seem to make it more of scavenger than Tyrannosaurus might have been.

Origin

Modern Latin: from the name of the US palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960), who led the expedition on which the animal's fossils were found, + Greek arkhos ‘ruler’.

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