| 释义 |
ptero·dac·tyl
\|terə|daktə̇l\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin Pterodactylus
: any of numerous extinct flying reptiles constituting the order Pterosauria, known from the Lower Jurassic nearly to the close of the Mesozoic, and having no feathers, a wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly enlarged fourth digit, and a tail usually rather short but sometimes expanded and resembling a rudder
• ptero·dac·tyl·i·an \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷|tilēən\ adjective or noun
• ptero·dac·tyl·ic \-lik\ adjective
• ptero·dac·ty·lid \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_tə̇lə̇d\ adjective or noun
• ptero·dac·ty·loid \-ˌlȯid\ adjective
• ptero·dac·ty·lous \-_ləs\ adjective |