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pteranodont, n. (a.) Palæont.|pt-, təˈrænəʊdɒnt|
[ad. mod.L. Pteranodon, f. Gr. πτερ-όν wing + ἀνόδους, -οδοντ- toothless.]
A pterosaur of the genus Pteranodon, characterized by the absence of teeth. b. adj. Belonging to this genus.
1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iii. iii. §1. 811 Pterosaurs have likewise been obtained characterized by an absence of teeth (Pteranodonts). 1885C. F. Holder Marvels Anim. Life 202 The great bat-like creature..was at one time very common on this continent [America], and was a flying reptile known as the Pteranodon. It differed from the European Pterodactyles in being toothless. |