PTERODACTYL


Meaning of PTERODACTYL in English

/ ˌterəˈdæktɪl; NAmE / noun

a flying reptile that lived millions of years ago

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pterodactylus (genus name), from Greek pteron wing + daktulos finger.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.