pterosaurian
/ˌtɛrəˈsɔːrɪən/Palaeontology
noun
A pterosaur. Now rare.
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of pterosaurs or the order Pterosauria.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From ptero- + saurian, after scientific Latin Pterosaurii; compare -an.