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pterodactyl.

A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.təl/US/ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.tɪl/US
  1. A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.

    countable
  2. Any pterosaur.

    broadly · proscribed
Where this word comes from

From French ptérodactyle, a term coined by Cuvier from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). By surface analysis, ptero- + -dactyl.

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