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Pterosauria
(gcide) | Ornithosauria \Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See
Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.)
An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also
{Pterosauria}.
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Pterosauria
(gcide) | Pterosauria \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the
pterodactyls; -- called also {Pterodactyli}, and
{Ornithosauria}.
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Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a
leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported
by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of
the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no
teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.
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Pterosauria
(gcide) | Ornithosauria \Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See
Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.)
An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also
{Pterosauria}.
[1913 Webster]Pterosauria \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the
pterodactyls; -- called also {Pterodactyli}, and
{Ornithosauria}.
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Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a
leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported
by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of
the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no
teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.
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Pterosaurian
(gcide) | Pterosaurian \Pter`o*sau"ri*an\, a. (Paleon.)
Of or pertaining to the Pterosauria.
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