temnospondyl
/ˌtemnəʊˈspɒndɪl/noun
1- a fossil amphibian of a large group that was dominant from the Carboniferous to the Triassic离椎亚目; 化石两栖类。
1.1
- Order (or grade) Temnospondyli: many families.离椎目（或离椎级）：多科。
词源
early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Temnospondyli (plural), from Greek temnein 'to cut' + spondulos 'vertebra'.