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Complete Definition of "pterodactyl"

English
Etymology
From Greek ptero- wing + Greek dactylos finger: Literally, wing-finger.

Noun
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  1. Any of various small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods

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Portuguese: pterodáctilo m
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Related terms
pterosaur
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Reptiles
Category:English nouns

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