Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pterodactyl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pterodactyl \Pter`o*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? a wing + ? finger, toe:
cf. F. pt['e]rodactyle.] (Paleon.)
An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See
Illustration in Appendix.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pterodactyl
n : extinct flying reptile
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