transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌär-kē-ˈäp-tə-riks ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from archae- + Greek pteryx wing; akin to Greek pteron wing — more at feather
Date: 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)