HyperDic: archaeopteryx_lithographica

English > 1 sense of the expression Archaeopteryx lithographica:
NOUNanimalArchaeopteryx lithographica, archaeopteryx, archeopteryxextinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones
English > Archaeopteryx lithographica: 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.
Synonymsarchaeopteryx, archeopteryx
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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