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Definition of Pterodactyl
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Pterodactyli Pterodactyli Pter`o*dac"ty*li, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
Same as Pterosauria.
Pterodactyli Pterosauria Pter`o*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the
pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli}, and
Ornithosauria}.
Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a
leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported
by the greatly enlarged outer or `` little' fingers of
the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no
teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.