PTERODACTYLS

Noun

pterodactyls

plural of pterodactyl

Source: Wiktionary


PTERODACTYL

Pter`o*dac"tyl, n. Etym: [Gr. ptérodactyle.] (Paleon.)

Definition: An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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