HyperDic: archaeopteryx

English > 1 sense of the word archaeopteryx:
NOUNanimalarchaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographicaextinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones
English > archaeopteryx: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningExtinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds.
Synonymsarcheopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica
Member ofgenus Archaeopteryx, genus ArcheopteryxA genus of fossil birds
Broaderbirdwarm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanisharchaeopteryx
CatalanArchaeopteryx lithographica, arqueòpterix

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