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单词 pterosaur
释义

pterosaur

/ˈtɛrəsɔː /
noun
A fossil flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with membranous wings supported by a greatly lengthened fourth finger.
  • Order Pterosauria, subdivision Archosauria: several families, including pterodactyls, pteranodons, etc..
The genus Pteranodon includes several species of large pterosaurs from the Cretaceous period in North America....
  • Over the head of Tyrannosaurus rex glides the skeleton of Pteranodon, a pterosaur or flying reptile.
  • A pterosaur is a flying reptile from the Mesozoic period, the time of the dinosaurs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Pterosauria (plural), from Greek pteron 'wing' + sauros 'lizard'.

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