Flapling

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A juvenile pterosaur. informal

    "The flaplings, with short faces and only very little teeth, must seek out their own food, and restrict themselves to land, agilely snapping at insects until they are old enough to venture out to the fishing waters with their relatives."

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"The flaplings, with short faces and only very little teeth, must seek out their own food, and restrict themselves to land, agilely snapping at insects until they are old enough to venture out to the fishing waters with their relatives."

Etymology

From flap + -ling.

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