pterodactyl
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- noun
- /ˌtɛrəˈdæktɪl/
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pterodáctilo
- Children are fascinated by the pterodactyl because of its large wingspan and unique shape.
- flying pterodactyl
- pterodactyl wings
- swooping pterodactyls
I mean, sweet God, some real pterodactyl type wings.
- I mean, sweet God, some real pterodactyl type wings.
- It's like prehistoric waiting for pterodactyls to come out of the sky and grab you.
- I mean, forget the butterflies, you need a full scale pterodactyl, wouldn't you?
Examples
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The pterodactyl soared gracefully through the skies during the late Jurassic period.
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A blue pterodactyl for two, soaring through the clouds.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's like prehistoric waiting for pterodactyls to come out of the sky and grab you.
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Was that a pterodactyl?
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A pterodactyl!
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A pterodactyl soared overhead, and the spotlights picked it out.
Fiction book (1997) -
Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, Pterodactyl, Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Fiction book (1995) -
(And dinosaurs are distinct from pterosaurs, which are sometimes called "pterodactyls.")
Blog text (17) -
Paleontologists discovered a well-preserved pterodactyl fossil in the sedimentary rocks.
Synonyms
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A flying reptile that lived in the time of the dinosaurs with thin skin wings like a bat
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An extinct animal with wings like a bat made of skin and supported by one long finger
A small extinct flying reptile from the Jurassic with a long beak and wings that ate fish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pterodactyl comes from the Greek parts ptero- 'wing' and -dactyl 'finger'. That's why the name helps you remember it was a flying reptile whose wing was supported by a very long finger.