pterodactyl
pterodactyl · pterodactyls
птеродактиль
Pterodaktylus
A pterosaur of the genus PterodactylusA pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
US/ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.təl/
» Pterodactyls should be called pterosaurs.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
(broadly, proscribed)Any pterosaur.
Pterodaktylus
птерода́ктильpterodáktilʹ
More definitions
- extinct flying reptile
Examples
1 sentencesPterodactyls should be called pterosaurs.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
informal term for any pterosaur:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
informal term for any pterosaur:
Origin
From French ptérodactyle, a term coined by Cuvier from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wingFrom French ptérodactyle, a term coined by Cuvier from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). By surface analysis, ptero- + -dactyl.
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Forms
plural: pterodactyls| Singular | pterodactyl |
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