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Pronunciation: [tˈɛɹədˌakta͡ɪlz] (IPA)

Pterodactyls, also known as pterosaurs, were prehistoric flying reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era. These creatures had wingspans of up to 33 feet and are often portrayed in popular culture as giant, frightening beasts. Synonyms for the word "pterodactyls" include "flying reptiles," "pterosaurs," and "winged lizards." While the name "pterodactyl" is often used in reference to any flying reptile from the Mesozoic Era, there were many different species that varied in size and shape. Some other commonly known types of pterosaurs include the the Quetzalcoatlus, Tapejara, and Pteranodon. Regardless of the name used, these ancient creatures continue to fascinate scientists and the general public alike.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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    archosaurs, prehistoric creatures, extinct creatures, flying reptiles.

Usage examples for Pterodactyls

For years she and her little sister had peopled a wood near her home with pterodactyls, but had somehow never quite seen one; and would I tell her a little about them-whether they had scales, or made nests; so that those in the wood might be a little easier to recognize.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
"I think it a misfortune for a young woman to have much to say to children about pterodactyls under their bed-is that the name?
"The Mettle of the Pasture"
James Lane Allen
These insects, among which is a libellula, or dragon-fly, must have been blown out to sea, probably from the same land to which the pterodactyls, and other contemporaneous air-breathers, resorted.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell

Famous quotes with Pterodactyls

  • Contrary to what you may assume, I am but an —that is, I don't make the mistake of thinking that the resultant of the natural forces surrounding and governing organic life will have any connexion with the wishes or tastes of any part of that organic life-process. Pessimists are just as illogical as optimists; insomuch as both envisage the aims of mankind as unified, and as having a direct relationship (either of frustration or of fulfilment) to the inevitable flow of terrestrial motivation and events. That is—both schools retain in a vestigial way the primitive concept of a conscious teleology—of a cosmos which gives a damn one way or the other about the especial wants and ultimate welfare of mosquitos, rats, lice, dogs, men, horses, pterodactyls, trees, fungi, dodos, or other forms of biological energy.
    H. P. Lovecraft

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