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单词 condylarth
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Definition of condylarth in English:

condylarth

noun ˈkɒndɪlɑːθˈkändəˌlärTH
  • A fossil herbivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to the ungulates.

    踝节目动物

    Order Condylarthra: several families

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ancient hoofed condylarths gave way to more modern ungulates, and became extinct before the end of the epoch.
    • Archaic ungulates (‘condylarths’) were long known to be among many eutherians to make their first appearance and proliferate in the Paleocene.
    • The first horse, Hyracotherium (= Eohippus), is known from the early Eocene and appears to have been derived from a condylarth.
    • Primates, insectivores, and condylarths are recognized by the beginning of the Cenozoic, and by the start of the Eocene, most modern groups had become established.
    • Paleocene faunas were dominated by what we refer to as archaic mammals: condylarths (archaic ungulates), archaic primates, small rodent-like multituberculates, pantodonts, and others.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Condylarthra (plural), from Greek kondulos 'knuckle' + arthron 'joint'.

Definition of condylarth in US English:

condylarth

nounˈkändəˌlärTH
  • A fossil herbivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to the ungulates.

    踝节目动物

    Order Condylarthra: several families

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Primates, insectivores, and condylarths are recognized by the beginning of the Cenozoic, and by the start of the Eocene, most modern groups had become established.
    • The first horse, Hyracotherium (= Eohippus), is known from the early Eocene and appears to have been derived from a condylarth.
    • Archaic ungulates (‘condylarths’) were long known to be among many eutherians to make their first appearance and proliferate in the Paleocene.
    • The ancient hoofed condylarths gave way to more modern ungulates, and became extinct before the end of the epoch.
    • Paleocene faunas were dominated by what we refer to as archaic mammals: condylarths (archaic ungulates), archaic primates, small rodent-like multituberculates, pantodonts, and others.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Condylarthra (plural), from Greek kondulos ‘knuckle’ + arthron ‘joint’.

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