pterodactyl C2 Topic:Animals US /ˌtɛɹəˈdæktl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #29470 Meanings 1 noun Any pterosaur. He described also the iguanodon and the pterodactyl - two of the first of the wonders which they had encountered. 2 noun extinct flying reptile 3 noun A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms pterodactylanepterodactyloid Related forms dactylo-dactylypolydactylypterodactylicsyndactyly Etymology From French ptérodactyle, a term coined by Cuvier from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). By surface analysis, ptero- + -dactyl. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pterodactyl **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌtɛɹəˈdæktl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 29470 ## Meanings 1. Any pterosaur. 2. extinct flying reptile 3. A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus. ## Examples - He described also the iguanodon and the pterodactyl - two of the first of the wonders which they had encountered. ## Derived Forms - pterodactylane - pterodactyloid ## Related Forms - dactylo- - dactyly - polydactyly - pterodactylic - syndactyly ## Etymology From French ptérodactyle, a term coined by Cuvier from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). By surface analysis, ptero- + -dactyl. ## Topics - Animals markdown