PTERANODON


Meaning of PTERANODON in English

-ˈranəˌdän noun

Etymology: New Latin, from pter- + Greek anodont-, anodōn toothless, from an- + odōn tooth — more at tooth

1. capitalized : a genus of Cretaceous pterosaurs having a long toothless beak, a backwardly directed bony crest on the skull, and a wingspread of up to 25 feet

2. -s : any pterosaur of Pteranodon or a closely related genus

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