ARCHAEOPTERYX


Meaning of ARCHAEOPTERYX in English

/ahr'kee op"teuh riks/ , n.

a reptilelike fossil bird of the genus Archaeopteryx, from the late Jurassic Period, having teeth and a long, feathered, vertebrate tail. Cf. protoavis .

[ 1855-60; archaio- ARCHAEO- + ptéryx wing ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .