释义 |
ar·chae·op·ter·yx \ˌärkēˈäptə(ˌ)riks\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from archae- + -pteryx 1. capitalized : a genus of primitive reptilelike birds (subclass Archaeornithes) known from only a few specimens from the Upper Jurassic of Europe and having a long slender tail with feathers along each side 2. -es : a bird or fossil of the genus Archaeopteryx or of the subclass Archaeornithes |