Useful english dictionary. 2012.
archaeopteryx — [är΄kēäp′tər iks΄] n. [ModL < ARCHAEO + Gr pteryx, wing: see FEATHER] a reptilian bird (genus Archaeopteryx) of the Jurassic Period, that had teeth and feathers, a lizardlike tail, and well developed wings … English World dictionary
Archaeopteryx — Taxobox name = Archaeopteryx fossil range = fossil range|155.0|150.0Late Jurassic image width = 300px image caption = A model of Archaeopteryx lithographica on display at the Oxford University Museum. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis … Wikipedia
archaeopteryx — /ahr kee op teuh riks/, n. a reptilelike fossil bird of the genus Archaeopteryx, from the late Jurassic Period, having teeth and a long, feathered, vertebrate tail. Cf. protoavis. [1855 60; < NL < Gk archaio ARCHAEO + ptéryx wing] * * * Oldest… … Universalium
genus Archeopteryx — noun a genus of fossil birds • Syn: ↑genus Archaeopteryx • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Archaeornithes, ↑subclass Archaeornithes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Archaeopteryx lithographica — noun extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds • Syn: ↑archaeopteryx, ↑archeopteryx • Hypernyms: ↑bird • Member Holonyms: ↑genus… … Useful english dictionary
archaeopteryx — noun Etymology: New Latin, from archae + Greek pteryx wing; akin to Greek pteron wing more at feather Date: 1859 a primitive crow sized bird (genus Archaeopteryx) of the Upper Jurassic period of Europe having reptilian characteristics (as teeth… … New Collegiate Dictionary
archaeopteryx — ar•chae•op•ter•yx [[t]ˌɑr kiˈɒp tə rɪks[/t]] n. pal a reptilelike feathered fossil bird of the genus Archaeopteryx, from the late Jurassic Period, having teeth and a long tail • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL < Gk archaio archaeo +ptéryx wing … From formal English to slang
Archaeopteryx — („Urvogel“) Archaeopteryx, Londoner Exemplar mit gut erhaltenen Federn Zeitraum Oberer Jura (Malm) 150,8 bis 145,5 Mio. Jahre Fundorte … Deutsch Wikipedia
genus Protoavis — noun extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves • Member Meronyms: ↑protoavis … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
