archaeopteryx

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A form of archeopteryx — 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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archeopteryxArchaeopteryx lithographica
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Meanings

nounarchaeopteryx (plural archaeopteryxes or archaeopteryges)

plural archaeopteryxes · plural archaeopteryges

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of archeopteryx.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounextinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds

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archeopteryxArchaeopteryx lithographica
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archeopteryx

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

archaeopteryx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeopteryx

MLA

“archaeopteryx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeopteryx. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archaeopteryx,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeopteryx.

Source: archaeopteryx on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.