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pterodactyl definition

ptero·dac·tyl (ter′ə dak′təl)

noun

  1. pterosaur: now a loose usage
  2. any of a suborder (Pterodactyloidea) of pterosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods; specif., any of a genus (Pterodactylus) of this suborder

Etymology: < ModL Pterodactylus: see ptero- & dactyl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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