pteroid

pteroid: \\ˈteˌrȯid, ˈtiˌr-\ adjective
Etymology: pter- + -oid

1. : winglike

2. [Greek pteris fern + English -oid — more at pteris] : fernlike

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pteroid, a. and n.
(pt-, ˈtɛrɔɪd)

[f. Gr. πτερόν feather, wing, or (irreg.) πτερίς fern + -oid.]

A. adj.

1. Resembling a wing.

in Mayne Expos. Lex.

2. Bot. Resembling a fern; fern-like, pteridoid.

in Cent. Dict.

B. n. A slender bone or ossified ligament in the pterodactyl extending from the carpal region towards the humerus.

in Cent. Dict.

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