Definition of crossopterygian in English:

crossopterygian

noun ˌkrɒsɒptəˈrɪdʒɪənˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən

Zoology

A lobe-finned fish, such as the coelacanth.
总鳍鱼（如腔棘鱼）
Example sentencesExamples
- One group of extinct crossopterygians, known as the rhipidistians, are the group thought by most to be the ones that successfully invaded land and gave rise to amphibians.
- These similarities have prompted evolutionists to confidently declare that crossopterygians evolved into tetrapods.
- The sarcopterygians include the lungfish, together with the crossopterygians, which are composed of coelacanths and the extinct rhipidistians.
- ‘Amphibians’ were held to be descended from rhipidistian crossopterygians and the closest living relative of amphibians was coelacanths.
- The coelacanths were a side group of crossopterygians who evolved along separate lines from the rhipidistians in the Devonian.

adjective ˌkrɒsɒptəˈrɪdʒɪənˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən

Zoology

Relating to crossopterygians.
Example sentencesExamples
- Latimeria is a ‘living fossil,’ a single surviving species of the old lineage of crossopterygian fishes.
- After a light breakfast I studied a draft of a paper that we had just submitted on the new fossil crossopterygian fishes of the Aztec Siltstone.
- Large Bothriolepis plates were scattered around through the rocks with abundant crossopterygian bones and scales in the top units.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Crossopterygii, from Greek krossos 'tassel' + pterux, pterug- 'fin'.

Definition of crossopterygian in US English:

crossopterygian

nounˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən

Zoology

A lobe-finned fish, such as the coelacanth.
总鳍鱼（如腔棘鱼）
Example sentencesExamples
- The sarcopterygians include the lungfish, together with the crossopterygians, which are composed of coelacanths and the extinct rhipidistians.
- One group of extinct crossopterygians, known as the rhipidistians, are the group thought by most to be the ones that successfully invaded land and gave rise to amphibians.
- ‘Amphibians’ were held to be descended from rhipidistian crossopterygians and the closest living relative of amphibians was coelacanths.
- The coelacanths were a side group of crossopterygians who evolved along separate lines from the rhipidistians in the Devonian.
- These similarities have prompted evolutionists to confidently declare that crossopterygians evolved into tetrapods.

adjectiveˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən

Zoology

Relating to crossopterygian fishes.
Example sentencesExamples
- After a light breakfast I studied a draft of a paper that we had just submitted on the new fossil crossopterygian fishes of the Aztec Siltstone.
- Latimeria is a ‘living fossil,’ a single surviving species of the old lineage of crossopterygian fishes.
- Large Bothriolepis plates were scattered around through the rocks with abundant crossopterygian bones and scales in the top units.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Crossopterygii, from Greek krossos ‘tassel’ + pterux, pterug- ‘fin’.

单词	crossopterygian
释义	Definition of crossopterygian in English: crossopterygian noun ˌkrɒsɒptəˈrɪdʒɪənˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən Zoology A lobe-finned fish, such as the coelacanth. 总鳍鱼（如腔棘鱼） Example sentencesExamples One group of extinct crossopterygians, known as the rhipidistians, are the group thought by most to be the ones that successfully invaded land and gave rise to amphibians. These similarities have prompted evolutionists to confidently declare that crossopterygians evolved into tetrapods. The sarcopterygians include the lungfish, together with the crossopterygians, which are composed of coelacanths and the extinct rhipidistians. ‘Amphibians’ were held to be descended from rhipidistian crossopterygians and the closest living relative of amphibians was coelacanths. The coelacanths were a side group of crossopterygians who evolved along separate lines from the rhipidistians in the Devonian. adjective ˌkrɒsɒptəˈrɪdʒɪənˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən Zoology Relating to crossopterygians. Example sentencesExamples Latimeria is a ‘living fossil,’ a single surviving species of the old lineage of crossopterygian fishes. After a light breakfast I studied a draft of a paper that we had just submitted on the new fossil crossopterygian fishes of the Aztec Siltstone. Large Bothriolepis plates were scattered around through the rocks with abundant crossopterygian bones and scales in the top units. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Crossopterygii, from Greek krossos 'tassel' + pterux, pterug- 'fin'. Definition of crossopterygian in US English: crossopterygian nounˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən Zoology A lobe-finned fish, such as the coelacanth. 总鳍鱼（如腔棘鱼） Example sentencesExamples The sarcopterygians include the lungfish, together with the crossopterygians, which are composed of coelacanths and the extinct rhipidistians. One group of extinct crossopterygians, known as the rhipidistians, are the group thought by most to be the ones that successfully invaded land and gave rise to amphibians. ‘Amphibians’ were held to be descended from rhipidistian crossopterygians and the closest living relative of amphibians was coelacanths. The coelacanths were a side group of crossopterygians who evolved along separate lines from the rhipidistians in the Devonian. These similarities have prompted evolutionists to confidently declare that crossopterygians evolved into tetrapods. adjectiveˌkrôˌsäptəˈrijēən Zoology Relating to crossopterygian fishes. Example sentencesExamples After a light breakfast I studied a draft of a paper that we had just submitted on the new fossil crossopterygian fishes of the Aztec Siltstone. Latimeria is a ‘living fossil,’ a single surviving species of the old lineage of crossopterygian fishes. Large Bothriolepis plates were scattered around through the rocks with abundant crossopterygian bones and scales in the top units. Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Crossopterygii, from Greek krossos ‘tassel’ + pterux, pterug- ‘fin’.
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