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Pteranodon

//təˈɹænədɒn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.

    "Expect to see species including the apatosaurus, the pteranodon and the tenontosaurus moving and vocalizing at this exhibition, as well as their present-day descendants in the zoos new 13,500-square-foot reptile wing."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀνόδων (anódōn, “toothless”). By surface analysis, ptero- + an- + -odon.

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