| 释义 |
pteroid, a. and n.|pt-, ˈtɛrɔɪd|
[f. Gr. πτερόν feather, wing, or (irreg.) πτερίς fern + -oid.]
A. adj.
1. Resembling a wing.
1858in Mayne Expos. Lex.
2. Bot. Resembling a fern; fern-like, pteridoid.
1890in Cent. Dict.
B. n. A slender bone or ossified ligament in the pterodactyl extending from the carpal region towards the humerus.
1890in Cent. Dict. |