PROTOSTEGA


Meaning of PROTOSTEGA in English

prəˈtästəgə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + Greek stegē roof; akin to Latin tegere to cover — more at thatch

: a genus of large marine turtles from the Upper Cretaceous of No. America having a carapace and plastron somewhat like those of the leatherback

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