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pterosaur.

Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.

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noun/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/US
  1. Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.

Where this word comes from

From ptero- + -saur, literally “wing lizard”, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

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