Meanings
noundimorphodon (plural dimorphodons)
plural dimorphodons
- A pterodactyl of the family Dimorphodontidae; a dimorphodontid.
"Here," said he, pointing to the picture of an extraordinary flying monster, "is an excellent reproduction of the dimorphodon, or pterodactyl, a flying reptile of the Jurassic period."
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Origin
From di- + morpho- + translingual -odon.
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APA
dimorphodon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimorphodon
MLA
“dimorphodon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimorphodon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimorphodon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimorphodon.
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