pterodactyloid

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noun

Any pterosaur of the suborder Pterodactyloidea

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Meanings

nounpterodactyloid (plural pterodactyloids)

plural pterodactyloids

  1. Any pterosaur of the suborder Pterodactyloidea

Origin

From pterodactyl + -oid.

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APA

pterodactyloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterodactyloid

MLA

“pterodactyloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterodactyloid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pterodactyloid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterodactyloid.

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