PTEROSAURIA

Pterosauria, order Pterosauria

(noun) extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pter`o*sau"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Paleon.)

Definition: An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli, and Ornithosauria.

Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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