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pteranodon

(tə ran′ə dän′)

noun

any of a genus (Pteranodon) of large, toothless, Late Cretaceous pterosaurs having a long, bony crest at the back of the head

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noun

Any of several large pterosaurs of the genus Pteranodon of the Cretaceous Period, having a long pointed head, a scooplike beak, no teeth, and a wingspan upwards of 6 meters (20 feet).

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Pteranodōn, genus name

Origin: : Greek pteron, wing; see -pter

Origin: + Greek a-, an-, without; see a-¹

Origin: + Greek -odōn, -odon

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