Pteranodon Definition

tə-rănə-dŏn
noun
Any of a genus (Pteranodon) of large, toothless, Late Cretaceous pterosaurs having a long, bony crest at the back of the head.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pteranodon

Noun

Singular:
pteranodon
Plural:
pteranodons

Origin of Pteranodon

  • New Latin Pteranodōn genus name Greek pteron wing –pter Greek a-, an- without a–1 –odon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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