ARCHAEOPTERYX


Meaning of ARCHAEOPTERYX in English

[ar.chae.op.ter.yx] n [NL, fr. archae- + Gk pteryx wing; akin to Gk pteron wing--more at feather] (1859): a primitive crow-sized bird (genus Archaeopteryx) of the Upper Jurassic period of Europe having reptilian characteristics (as teeth and a long bony tail)

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