Meanings
plural pteranodons
- A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.
Expect to see species including the apatosaurus, the pteranodon and the tenontosaurus moving and vocalizing at this exhibition, as well as their present-day descendants in the zoos new 13,500-square-foot reptile wing.
2007 November 30, Laurel Graeber, “Spare Times: For Children”, in New York Times
Origin
- Ancient Greekπτερόν“wing”
- Englishpteranodon
From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ἀνόδων (anódōn, “toothless”). By surface analysis, ptero- + an- + -odon.
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Catalan pteranòdon
- pteranòdona member of the Pteranodon genus
German Pteranodon
- Pteranodona member of the Pteranodon genus
Japanese プテラノドン
- プテラノドン (puteranodon)a member of the Pteranodon genus
Russian птеранодо́н
- птеранодо́н (pteranodón)a member of the Pteranodon genus
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Cite this entry
pteranodon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteranodon
“pteranodon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteranodon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pteranodon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteranodon.
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