a pterodactyl

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Definition of a pterodactyl in English English dictionary: pterosaur
pterodactyl: Any of various small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
pterodactyl: a large flying animal that lived many millions of years ago (pteron + daktylos ). Any member of the pterosaur suborder Pterodactyloidea, known from Late Jurassic and Cretaceous fossils (159-65 million years ago) in eastern Africa and Europe. Members of the typical genus, Pterodactylus, ranged from the size of a sparrow to that of an albatross. Pterodactyls had slender, delicate teeth that were angled forward (possibly for use as straining devices), long metacarpal bones, and a short tail. They were probably able gliders but not efficient as active fliers, and they apparently lacked feathers. Unlike the archaeopteryx, the pterodactyl was not an ancestor of the birds
pterodactyl: An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria
pterodactyl: extinct flying reptile
pterodactyl: See Illustration in Appendix
pterodactyl: {i} type of prehistoric flying reptile, creature from the order Pterosauria (now extinct)

a pterodactyl

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a pter·o·dac·tyl

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