n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ter- ə - ' dak-t ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Pterodactylus, genus of reptiles, from Greek pteron wing + daktylos finger ― more at FEATHER
Date: 1830
: any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition broadly : PTEROSAUR