[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004