pterodactyl
/ˌtɛrəˈdæktɪl/
noun
- An extinct flying reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs, with wings made of skin stretched from a long finger on each hand.
- The museum's new exhibit includes a life-sized model of a pterodactyl soaring above the dinosaur skeletons.
- In the movie, the hero narrowly escapes a swooping pterodactyl in a prehistoric jungle.
- Kids love drawing pterodactyls because their large wings and long beaks look dramatic.
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