Archeopteryx Definition

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A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.

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Origin of Archeopteryx

  • English archaeo- (“ancient”, “primitive”) (from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaios)) + English -o- + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (pterux, “wing”, “bird”)

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