rham·pho·rhyn·chus \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷_kəs\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhamph- + -rhynchus : a genus (the type of the family Rhamphorhynchidae) of pterosaurs having an elongated tail supporting a leathery expansion at the tip and slender forwardly directed teeth