pterosaur
Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.
Synonyms
- flying reptile
Related words
- eopterosaur
- pterosaurlike
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πτερόν" (feather, wing).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pterosaur” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.