PTERODACTYL


Meaning of PTERODACTYL in English

[ptero.dac.tyl] n [NL Pterodactylus, genus of reptiles, fr. Gk pteron wing + daktylos finger--more at feather] (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

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