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PTEROSAUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
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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