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Pterodactyl

Pterodactyl Meaning & Definition
Pterodactyl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pterodactyl?

[n] extinct flying reptile

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See Also | flying reptile | genus Pterodactylus | Pterodactylus | pterosaur

Pterodactyl In Webster's Dictionary

\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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