afrotherian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A placental that belongs to the superorder Afrotheria, such as an elephant, aardvark, golden mole, tenrec, etc.
    — As their name implies, afrotherians putatively represent a radiation of placentals rooted in the African continent and nearby island of Madagascar.
形容词 adj.
  1. Belonging or pertaining to the superorder Afrotheria, which includes the elephants, aardvarks, golden moles, tenrecs, etc.
    — Although the monophyly of Afrotheria is well supported by recent molecular studies, the interrelationships within afrotherian mammals remain unclarified.

词形变化

more afrotherian comparative most afrotherian superlative afrotherians plural

词源

词源 1
From Afrotheria, from Afro- + Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”), + -n.
词源 2
From Afrotheria, from Afro- + Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”), + -n.
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