pterodactyloid
/ˌtɛrəˈdakt(ɪ)lɔɪd/Palaeontology
adjective
Having the form or character of a pterodactyl; specifically belonging to the suborder or superfamily Pterodactyloidea of pterosaurs of the late Jurassic and the Cretaceous, characterized by a long neck and a small or vestigial tail.
noun
A pterodactyloid pterosaur.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From pterodactyl + -oid, in later use after scientific Latin Pterodactyloidea.