pterodactyl

English - Turkish

Definition of pterodactyl in English Turkish dictionary: paleont; soyu tükenmiş uçan bir sürüngen
extinct flying reptile: soyu tükenmiş uçan sürüngen

English - English

Definition of pterodactyl in English English dictionary: Any of various small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods; 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; An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria; extinct flying reptile; See Illustration in Appendix; {i} type of prehistoric flying reptile, creature from the order Pterosauria (now extinct)
A pterodactyl: pterosaur
pterodactyls: plural of pterodactyl

pterodactyl

Hyphenation

pter·o·dac·tyl

[ "ter-&-'dak-t& ] (noun.) 1830. From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pteron, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dactulos, “finger”)

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