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PTEROSAUR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb

Synonyms:

flying reptile; pterosaur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pterosaur" is a kind of...):

archosaur; archosaurian; archosaurian reptile (extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pterosaur"):

pterodactyl (extinct flying reptile)

Holonyms ("pterosaur" is a member of...):

order Pterosauria; Pterosauria (extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs)

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