ARCHAEOPTERYX

archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

archaeopteryx (plural archaeopteryges)

Alternative spelling of archeopteryx

Source: Wiktionary


Ar`chæ*op"te*ryx, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)

Definition: A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebræ with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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