PTERODACTYL


Meaning of PTERODACTYL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌter-ə-ˈdak-t ə l ]

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

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