单词 | pteranodont |
释义 | pteranodontn.adj. Palaeontology. A. n. A large tailless pterosaur of the family Pteranodontidae, having a long toothless beak; esp. one of the genus pteranodon (cf. Pteranodon n.). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > member of order Pterosauria > pteranodont Pteranodon1876 pteranodont1882 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iii. iii. §1. 811 Pterosaurs have likewise been obtained characterized by an absence of teeth (Pteranodonts). 1958 W. E. Swinton Fossil Amphibians & Reptiles (ed. 2) xiii. 98 (caption) Skeleton of Nyctosaurus gracilis, a crestless pteranodont. Upper Cretaceous of Kansas. Of or relating to the family Pteranodontidae. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pteranodont, of or pertaining to the Pteranodontidæ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1882 |
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