NOUN | animal | pterosaur, flying reptile | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | flying reptile | |
Member of | Pterosauria, order Pterosauria | Extinct flying reptiles |
Narrower | pterodactyl | Extinct flying reptile |
Broader | archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile | Extinct reptiles including |
Spanish | pterosauria, pterosaurio, pterosauro | |
Catalan | pterosaure, pterosaurio |
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