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pterosaur definition

ptero·saur (ter′ə sôr′)

noun

any of an order (Pterosauria) of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, having wings of skin stretched along the body between the hind limbs and the very long fourth digits of each forelimb

Etymology: < ModL Pterosaurus: see ptero- & -saur

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