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pterodactyl
/ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.təl/
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What does pterodactyl mean?
noun
- A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
- Any pterosaur.
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/ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.təl/
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During the past five-and-twenty years the names of two particular Dachshunds stand out head and shoulders above those of their competitors: Champions Jackdaw and Pterodactyl.
It was thought at one time that man had made the flying-dragon out of his own imagination; but we now know that the image of the pterodactyl had simply descended from generation to generation.