pter|o|dac|tyl

pter|o|dac|tyl
pter|o|dac|tyl «TEHR uh DAK tuhl», noun.
an extinct flying reptile that had wings somewhat like those of a bat. There were various kinds. The wings consisted of a strong, featherless membrane stretching from the elongated fourth digit of each foreleg to the body. Pterodactyls existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
[< Greek pterón wing + dáktylos finger, toe]

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