|terə|daktə̇l noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Pterodactylus
: any of numerous extinct flying reptiles constituting the order Pterosauria, known from the Lower Jurassic nearly to the close of the Mesozoic, and having no feathers, a wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly enlarged fourth digit, and a tail usually rather short but sometimes expanded and resembling a rudder
• ptero·dac·tyl·i·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷|tilēən adjective or noun
• ptero·dac·tyl·ic -lik adjective
• ptero·dac·ty·lid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_tə̇lə̇d adjective or noun
• ptero·dac·ty·loid -ˌlȯid adjective
• ptero·dac·ty·lous -_ləs adjective