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Pterosaur — Pter o*saur, n. [Gr. ? wind + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.) A pterodactyl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pterosaur — ► NOUN ▪ a fossil warm blooded flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with membranous wings supported by a greatly lengthened fourth finger. ORIGIN from Greek pteron wing + sauros lizard … English terms dictionary
Pterosaur — Pterosaurs Temporal range: Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous, 220–65 Ma … Wikipedia
pterosaur — /ter euh sawr /, n. any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane. [1860 65; < NL Pterosauria; see PTERO ,… … Universalium
pterosaur — noun Etymology: New Latin Pterosauria, from Greek pteron wing + sauros lizard Date: 1862 any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pterosaur — noun /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/ any of several extinct flying reptiles, of the order Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls … Wiktionary
pterosaur — [ tɛrəsɔ:] noun a fossil warm blooded flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with membranous wings supported by a greatly lengthened fourth finger. Origin C19: from mod. L. Pterosauria, from Gk pteron wing + sauros lizard … English new terms dictionary
pterosaur — ptero·saur … English syllables
pterosaur — pter•o•saur [[t]ˈtɛr əˌsɔr[/t]] n. pal any extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous order Pterosauria characterized by membranous wings supported by one elongated finger on each hand • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL Pterosauria … From formal English to slang
pterosaur — /ˈtɛrəsɔ/ (say teruhsaw) noun a creature related to the dinosaur, capable of active flight, ranging in size from a bird to a small plane; extinct from the end of the Cretaceous period. {ptero + (dino)saur} …
