PTERANODON


Meaning of PTERANODON in English

[ tɛ'ranədɒn ]

■ noun a large tailless pterosaur of the Cretaceous period, with a long toothless beak and a long bony crest.

Origin

mod. L., from Gk pteron 'wing' + an- 'without' + odous , odont- 'tooth'.

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