pterodactyl

[ ter-uh-dak-til ]

/ ˌtɛr əˈdæk tɪl /

noun

any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.

Origin of pterodactyl

1820–30; <New Latin Pterodactylus genus name, equivalent to Greek pteró(n) wing + -daktylos-dactylous

OTHER WORDS FROM pterodactyl

pter·o·dac·tyl·ic, pter·o·dac·tyl·ous, adjectivepter·o·dac·tyl·id, adjective, nounpter·o·dac·tyl·oid, adjective

Words nearby pterodactyl

pteridophyte, pteridosperm, pterion, ptero-, pterocarpous, pterodactyl, pteroma, pteron, pteropod, pteropodium, pteropterin

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Example sentences from the Web for pterodactyl

I ponder the selection (pterodactyl, triceratops, etc) before settling on a T-Rex.
Macaulay Culkin’s Life After Fame|Ramin Setoodeh|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then we spoke of the amusing world-wide rumor, which had started no one knows how, that I had recently discovered a pterodactyl.
Edge of the Jungle|William Beebe
Had there been a polar bear or a pterodactyl on the roof it might have been worth mentioning, but a pistol—no.
A Case in Camera|Oliver Onions
Over the waters flew another bird-like, fish-like, bat-like thing called the Pterodactyl.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust|Hallam Hawksworth

You can't say too much for the picturesqueness of the pterodactyl—he was the triumph of his period.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Pterodactyl Pups led me to the wonderful Attas—the most astounding of the jungle labor-unions.
Edge of the Jungle|William Beebe

British Dictionary definitions for pterodactyl

pterodactyl

/ (ˌtɛrəˈdæktɪl) /

noun

any extinct flying reptile of the genus Pterodactylus and related genera, having membranous wings supported on an elongated fourth digitSee also pterosaur

Word Origin for pterodactyl

C19: from ptero- + Greek daktulos finger

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Scientific definitions for pterodactyl

pterodactyl

[ tĕr′ə-dăk′təl ]

Any of various small, extinct flying reptiles (pterosaurs) of the genus Pterodactylus of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Pterodactyls had long, narrow jaws with sharp teeth, and a wingspan of 1 m (3.3 ft) or less.

单词	pterodactyl
释义	pterodactyl [ ter-uh-dak-til ] / ˌtɛr əˈdæk tɪl / noun any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak. Origin of pterodactyl 1820–30; <New Latin Pterodactylus genus name, equivalent to Greek pteró(n) wing + -daktylos-dactylous OTHER WORDS FROM pterodactyl pter·o·dac·tyl·ic, pter·o·dac·tyl·ous, adjectivepter·o·dac·tyl·id, adjective, nounpter·o·dac·tyl·oid, adjective Words nearby pterodactyl pteridophyte, pteridosperm, pterion, ptero-, pterocarpous, pterodactyl, pteroma, pteron, pteropod, pteropodium, pteropterin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pterodactyl I ponder the selection (pterodactyl, triceratops, etc) before settling on a T-Rex. Macaulay Culkin’s Life After Fame\|Ramin Setoodeh\|June 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Then we spoke of the amusing world-wide rumor, which had started no one knows how, that I had recently discovered a pterodactyl. Edge of the Jungle\|William Beebe Had there been a polar bear or a pterodactyl on the roof it might have been worth mentioning, but a pistol—no. A Case in Camera\|Oliver Onions Over the waters flew another bird-like, fish-like, bat-like thing called the Pterodactyl. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust\|Hallam Hawksworth You can't say too much for the picturesqueness of the pterodactyl—he was the triumph of his period. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete\|Albert Bigelow Paine Pterodactyl Pups led me to the wonderful Attas—the most astounding of the jungle labor-unions. Edge of the Jungle\|William Beebe British Dictionary definitions for pterodactyl pterodactyl / (ˌtɛrəˈdæktɪl) / noun any extinct flying reptile of the genus Pterodactylus and related genera, having membranous wings supported on an elongated fourth digitSee also pterosaur Word Origin for pterodactyl C19: from ptero- + Greek daktulos finger Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for pterodactyl pterodactyl [ tĕr′ə-dăk′təl ] Any of various small, extinct flying reptiles (pterosaurs) of the genus Pterodactylus of the late Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Pterodactyls had long, narrow jaws with sharp teeth, and a wingspan of 1 m (3.3 ft) or less. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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