Associations to the word «Pterosaur»

Wiktionary

PTEROSAUR, noun. Any of several extinct flying reptiles, of the order Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls. [from c. 1860]

Dictionary definition

PTEROSAUR, noun. An extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb.

Wise words

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