单词 | archaeopteryx |
释义 | ar·chae·op·ter·yx (är′kē-ŏptər-ĭks) n. A small extinct vertebrate of the genus Archaeopteryx of the Jurassic Period, having feathered wings with claws and a long toothed snout. It has been classified variously as a prehistoric bird and as a theropod dinosaur. [New Latin Archaeopteryx, genus name : ARCHAEO- + Greek pterux, wing; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] archaeopteryxcast of an archaeopteryx fossil |
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