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pterodactyl (encz) | pterodactyl,ptakoještěr n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pterodactyl (gcide) | Pterodactyl \Pter`o*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? a wing + ? finger, toe:
cf. F. pt['e]rodactyle.] (Paleon.)
An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See
Illustration in Appendix.
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pterodactyl (wn) | pterodactyl
n 1: extinct flying reptile |
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pterodactyl (encz) | pterodactyl,ptakoještěr n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pterodactyli (gcide) | Pterodactyli \Pter`o*dac"ty*li\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
Same as 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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family pterodactylidae (wn) | family Pterodactylidae
n 1: a reptile family in the order Pterosauria [syn:
Pterodactylidae, family Pterodactylidae] |
genus pterodactylus (wn) | genus Pterodactylus
n 1: a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae [syn: Pterodactylus,
genus Pterodactylus] |
pterodactyl (wn) | pterodactyl
n 1: extinct flying reptile |
pterodactylidae (wn) | Pterodactylidae
n 1: a reptile family in the order Pterosauria [syn:
Pterodactylidae, family Pterodactylidae] |
pterodactylus (wn) | Pterodactylus
n 1: a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae [syn: Pterodactylus,
genus Pterodactylus] |
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