pterodactylianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌtɛrədakˈtɪlɪən/, U.S.

/ˌtɛrədækˈtɪljən/,

/ˌtɛrədækˈtɪliən/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pterodactyl n.; Latin Pterodactylus , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < pterodactyl n. or its etymon scientific Latin Pterodactylus (see pterodactyl n.) + -ian suffix.

Originally Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus Pterodactylus or the family Pterodactylidae; resembling a pterodactyl. Also figurative.Not now in technical use.

ΚΠ

1845 G. Mantell Jrnl. 17 Dec. (1940) 200 Now he [sc. R. Owen] concludes..that all the other bones..are pterodactylian.

1888 Philos. Trans. 1887 (Royal Soc.) B. 178 210 The ischium and pubis are altogether Pterodactylian.

1952 H. Davis Jungle & Damned (2000) iii. 269 All around us, whirling,..were pterodactylian dragonflies.

1981 Columbia Law Rev. 81 942 Even in those days his wingspread was formidable—almost pterodactylian.

2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Dec. 33/4 Calatrava's avian obsession..really took off with the pterodactylian wings of his Lyons Airport Station of 1989–1994 in France.

†B. n.

A pterodactyl. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pterodactylian, n., same as pterodactyl.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pterodactylian
释义	pterodactylianadj.n. Brit. /ˌtɛrədakˈtɪlɪən/, U.S. /ˌtɛrədækˈtɪljən/, /ˌtɛrədækˈtɪliən/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pterodactyl n.; Latin Pterodactylus , -ian suffix. Etymology: < pterodactyl n. or its etymon scientific Latin Pterodactylus (see pterodactyl n.) + -ian suffix. Originally Palaeontology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the genus Pterodactylus or the family Pterodactylidae; resembling a pterodactyl. Also figurative.Not now in technical use. ΚΠ 1845 G. Mantell Jrnl. 17 Dec. (1940) 200 Now he [sc. R. Owen] concludes..that all the other bones..are pterodactylian. 1888 Philos. Trans. 1887 (Royal Soc.) B. 178 210 The ischium and pubis are altogether Pterodactylian. 1952 H. Davis Jungle & Damned (2000) iii. 269 All around us, whirling,..were pterodactylian dragonflies. 1981 Columbia Law Rev. 81 942 Even in those days his wingspread was formidable—almost pterodactylian. 2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Dec. 33/4 Calatrava's avian obsession..really took off with the pterodactylian wings of his Lyons Airport Station of 1989–1994 in France. †B. n. A pterodactyl. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pterodactylian, n., same as pterodactyl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1845
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