euryapsid
/ˌjʊərɪˈæpsɪd/noun
1- a Mesozoic marine reptile of a group characterized by a single upper temporal opening in the skull, including the nothosaurs, plesiosaurs, and ichthyosaurs调孔类海洋爬行动物。
1.1
- Sometimes placed in a subclass Euryapsida, though this taxon is no longer widely recognized.有时划归调孔亚纲, 但这种分类单元不再受到广泛承认。
词源
from Greek eurus 'wide'+apsis, apsid- 'arch'.